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Canadian  Institute  for  Historical  Microraproductions  /  Institut  Canadian  da  microraproductions  hiatorlquaa 


Technical  and  Bibliographic  Notes/Notes  tachniquas  at  bibliographiquas 


Thai 
toth 


The  Instituta  hat  attamptad  to  obtain  tha  baat. 
original  copy  available  for  filming.  Paatures  of  thia 
copy  which  may  be  bibliographically  unique. 
M^hich  may.altar  any  of  the  images  in  tha 
reproduction,  or  which  may  significantly  change 
the  uauai  method  of  filming,  are  checked  below. 


L'lhstitut  a  microfilmi  lameilleur  exemplaira 
qu'il  lui  a  iti  possible  de  se  procurer.  Les  ditails 
de  cet  exemplaira  qui  sont  paut-Atre  uniques  du 
point  de  vue  bibliographique,  qui  peuvent  modifier 
une  imag^  raproduite,  ou  qui  peuvent  exiger  una 
modification  dans  la  mithoda  normale  de  filmaga 
sont  indiquis  ci-dessous.  f 


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Couverture  de  couteur 


|~n    Covers  damaged/ 


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D 
D 
D 
D 


D 


D 


Couverture  endomniagAe 


Covers  restored  and/or  laminated/ 
Couverture  restaurie  et/ou  peliiculAe 


□    Cover  title  missing/-^ 
Le  titre  de  couverture  manque 


Coloured  mapa/ 

Cartas  gAographiquaa  an  coulaur 


^ 


Coloured  ink  (i.e.  other  than  blue  or  black)/ 
Encre  de  couleur  (i^e.  autre  que  bleue  ou  noire) 

-  ..■.»■'■■' 

Coloured  piatea  and/or  illustrationa/ 
Planches  at/ou  illuatrations  en  coulaur 


Bound  with  other  matarial/ 
RalM  pvac  d'autTM  documants  . 

Tight  binding  may  cauaa  shadow*  or  distortion 
along  jntarior/margin/ 

La  re  Dure  sefrie  paut  cauaar  da  I'ombre  ou  da  la 
diatorsloirii  long  da  la  marga  intAriauro 

Blank  leaves  added  during  restoration  may 
appear  within  the  text.  Vyhenever  possible,  these 
have  been  omitted  from  filming/ 
II  se  peut  que  certainas  pages  blanches  ajoutiaa 
lors  d'una  restauration  apparaisaant  dans  la  taxta, 
mais.  lorsque  cela  ttait  possible,  ces  p»q—  n'ont 
pas  «ti  filrf^M. 

Additional  comments:/    ,, 
Commentaira*  supplimantairw;  « 


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□   Coloured  pages/ 
Pages  da  couleur 

□    Pagaa  damaged/ 
Pages  endom magmas  :^i 

r~yK  Pages  restor/sd  and/or  laminated/ 
b^    Pages  restaurias  et/ou  pelliculAes 

r^n^Pagea  discoloured,  stained  or  foxed/ 
U^    Pages  d^color^s,  tachet^es  ou  piquies 

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□Pages  detached/ 
Pages  ditachees  '~W  "^ 

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b:lJ    transparence 


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first 

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Qualiti  inigalaNda  rimpras^on 

jpn    includes  supplementary  material/ 


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Oniy  edition  available/    / 
Seule  Edition  disponibia 

Pages  wholly  or  partially  obscured  by  erratf 
slips,  tissues,  etc..  have  been  refilmed  to 
ensure  the  best  possible  irriaga/ 
Lea  pages  totalement  ou  partif  llembnt  « 

obscurcies  par  un  feuillet  d'errata.  una  pelure. 
etc..  ont  At*  fitmAes  A  nouveau  da  favon  * 
obtanir  la  maiileure  image  possible. 


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This  item  is  filmed  at  tha  radiictlon  ratio  checked  below/ 

Ce  document  est  film*  au  tauK  da  reduction  indiquA  d^daaaoua. 

lOX  14X  18X  22X 


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Th«  copy  filmed  h«r«  has  b««n  raproduced  tiiank* 
to  the  generosity  of: 

7      Matropotitan  Toronto  Ui>niry 
;      Canadian  History  Dapwrtmant 

The  iniages  appearing  here  are  the  best  quality 
possible  considering  the  Condition  and  legibility 
of  .the  original  copy  and  in  Iceeping  with  the        / 
Vilming  contract  specif  icatioris.  / 


L'exemplaire  film*  fut  reproduit  grice  i  la 
gAnfrosit*  de: 

Matropolitan  Toronto  Ubrary 
.  Canadian  History  Dapartmant 

Les  images  suhfantes  ont  At*  reprodultes  avec  le^ 
,  plus  grand  soin.  compte  tenu  de  la  condition,  at 
de  la  nettetA  de  l'exemplaire  film*,  et  en 
conformity  avec  les  conditions  du  contrat  de 
fiimage. 


Original  copies  in  printed  paper  covers  are  filmed 
beginning  with  the  front  cover  and  ending,  on 
the  last  page  with  a  firinted  or  illustrated  Impres- 
sion, or  the  bacic  cover  when  appropriate.  /All 
otiier  original  copies  are  filmed  beginning  on  the 
first  page  with  a  printed  or  illustrated  impres- 
sion, end^eiWing  on  the  last  page  with  a  printed 
or  illustrated  impression. 


The  last  recorded  frame  on  each  microfiche 
shell  contain  the  symbol  — »-  (meening  "CON- 
TINUED "),  or  the  symbol  V  (meaning  "END"), 
whichever  eppiiee*,, 


Lee  exemplairee  odginaux  dont  la  couverture  en 
paiiier  est  ImprimAe  sont  filmte  en  commenpant 
par  la  premier  plat  et  en  terminant  solt  par  la 
dernlAre  page  qui  comporte  une  empreinte 
d'Impressipn  6u  d'illustration,  soit  par  la  second 
plat,  s#ion  le  cas.  Tous  les  autres  exemplairee 
originaux  sorit  fllmte  en  commen9ant  par  la 
premi4^re  page  qui  comporte  une  empreinte 
d'impreesion  ou  4'inustratlon  et  en  terminant  par 
la  dernlAre  page  qui  comporte  une  telle 
empreinte.        * 

Un  des  symbolee  suhfants  apparattra  svr  la 
derni*re  image  de  cheque  microfiche,  selon  le 
cas:  le  symbole  -^  signifie  "A  SUIVRE'I,  le 
symbols  ▼  signlfle  "FIN". 


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Maps,  plates,  cherts,  etc.,  may  be  filmed  et 
different. reduction  retios.  Those  too  large  to  be 
entirely  included  in  one  exposure  ere  filmed 
beginning  in  the  upper  left  hand  corner,  left  to 
right  and  top  to  bottom,  as  many  fremee  as 
required.  The  following  diagrams  illustrate  the 
method: 


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Les  bertes,  plenches,  tableaux,  etc.,  peuvent  Atre 
fiimis  i  dee  taux  de  rMuctlon  diffArents. 
Lorsque  le  document  est  trop  grand  pour  Atre 
reproduit  en  un  sf ul  clichA,  11  est  filmA  A  pertir 
de  I'angle  supArieur  gauche,  de  geuche  k  droKe, 
et  de  heut  en  bas,  en  p^nant  ie  nombre 
d'images  nAceesalre.  Lip^  diagrammes  suivants 
illustrent  la  niilthdde. 


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Th  e  object  of  this  puWl^ion  i«  ftot  to  «Ho^5f'|ByWra|tt|M  of  a  war 
wiiK  England,  although  tWs  diHaapmeDt  mus^  c^inc#|j^o«,^^f^»whilst  pha 
retains  Canada,  she  will  be  contiftuaily  plotuig  agaiiwt  thaiot^prbf  th«  Un* 
ion.  It  i&  not  to  acctive  the  peoplo  of  New-England  designated  as  federalists, 
<tftr«aioh  against  the  United  State*  }  for  we  believe  tl^^yit«r3  tobe  fairand 
bottourable,  and  th%4hey  are  attached  to  the  ConitltuM^  Of  the  U  Statea,  and 
would  wot  ab^ndonlq^nleaa  blinded  Wlh4ir.feeiinBS,  they  could  be  Married 
4owQ  the  pt^c'mice  befMoe  they  were  a*^Ai-e  of  approaching  its  brink.  We  8*k 
them  to  read  and  consi^r  attentively  tWi  littlejf olume  j  foreflect  ou  the  8(;enea 
to  whtth  itallui'es,  and  in  which  they  may  b|iye  been  acioi^andjiskthemBeWaix,  " 
it  they  have  not  stood  oil  the  ver&e,  huri^id  by  th^  EJahex  Jfuijto,  a#>dy  small 
Innumbers,  but  powei-ful  in  talents,  wealth  and *nttijpie;^  bent  on  the  siibver- 
aion  of  civil  libe«y.  to  secure  ihentsslves  crowns,  and  titled  of  nobiliiy.  Rcgar^^, 
lest  of  the  consequences #fsevemig  the.  Union,  unmindful  of  the  di»ife8se$  a^ 
calamity  that  tiieir  measures  m«t  w»duce,  pr(  yidtd  they  Can  ridi^  lo  eropim 
amidst  the  ruins  of  th(|.countig,  andthrough  rivers  ofhlood-  we  ask.  you,  fel- 
low-citizens,  to  read  aMratiwly  the  disclosures  o^  Hen  a  T,J^BRFriSH- 
SHY,  compare  them  attend^ely  with  the  transactibi*  of  1808  WpK),  and  say, 
does  not  tli«ir  inteqial  evidence  convince  you  beyond  the  possibility  of  a  doubt, 
that  what  he  wrote^  wati  true\  and  that  the  conspiracy  which  h^e  haagdevolved, 
did  and  stiH  continan^o  exist  I  Ki  1808,  early  in  the  ^ear,  ittppears  that  sev- 
eral  ships  of  the  liil^ullof  troops,  arrived  at  Haljifajll  it  appears  that  Hen^ 
had  been,  during  tWs  year,  engagedfor  the  Brigsh  Government ;  that  his  cdffit 
diict  in  this  negociatioo  %ad  been  app^;ovld/  l#i  that  h%  was  agawemployfl 
on  the  mission  whiclj  he  has  divulged.  "^Mirso  early  as  Sept.  18«#ivers  ei- 
Mytfppeared  In  the  C^ntinel  and' otherJ|o5yion  papers*  evtaentlj^wsigned  to 
prcpaie  the  people foi#««>erat*on  of  tWS^es,  amJM'e^g  ^«™  tofesistthe 
laws  of  the  Union.  Ttiese'E^saj^  wer#  w  aTew  ^jMi "t*i#^  »*»#  sewioa 
of  the  Legislature  In  November,  followed  by  apraT  of  in^oiatoiy  re«olve»»i» 
declaring  laws,  (which  had  beet^eclared  l^the  Judiciarppbnsthutional)  ui% 
constitutional  i  declaring  that  0^ 

be  branded  withj^my.    Even  the  Hon.  Mr.  DKXTERjlid  not 
gue  to  a  Bostoai 
not  to  be  law. 

and  aontmued.lhe  ke^ap«  assemble.^  They  denounef^lie  Lieut  Gov.  tor 
obedience  to  oiWits  of  Congress ;  declaw  tte  Embargo  laWs  unconstitutional i 
andiiot  legally  bindingon  the  citizcf>t  wiwWice  the  Southern  States  ;  whiten, 
tohiPocence  Ae  blflljdy  hands  of  lii^^pd.  and  paint  in  the  most  glowing  coJ- 
oucs  the  trwwacti^tof  France  j*w1W<!|Mpgh  l»d  eonhgh,  were  white  in  com- 
parison to  tbe^^s  of  England.  They  pi&s,  thr^h  bath  HotjMs,  a  Bill  to  Ic* 
«afifce  opposition  to  the  Laws  of  the  United  litatea.  They  i  #nr*|istrate  in  tHk 
roost  arrogant  terms  against  the  domgs  of  Congress,  and  issue  imost  inflama- 
tory  adiiess  to  the  l*eOi)le,  Cvmtaioing  the  grossest  calumnies  and  basest  iabrj- 
catioiui^  Enlist  the  passloalf  of  the  p-ople  against  the  doings  of  the  National 

Government And  appoiid  ISmbassadors  to  correspond  with  unacknowledged 

persons  tor  unfavourible  tmrpoaes     DuriBg  tijese  tr/insactiow  a  letter  fro« 
the  British  Goveniti»^i published  In  <kl(^aUttdiun§  before  it  was  disclosed . 
bjL  our  Government,  alfHfcKRV  apptf»,#mpngst  them  ;  and  in  his  letters  pub- 
liihcd  at  this  timedevelopes  to  liis  g^Miment  their  designs.    Then  the  kpv 

tor  of  fSonriecticut  refuses  obedienc^W  the  Laws.  Then  issues  Mr.  Picki 
'h  fa»oi«  electioneering  epistle,  debouncing  the  goveralineht,  and  eologiiing 
the  Fast  Ai|phored  Isle  4  then  cftmts,  possibly  from  the  same  iborce,  live  sup- 
pressed  Vrehch  documents.  SacU,  fcllow-ciiizens,  is  the  chain  qf  event»,tton- 
Mected  with  this  catasirophv  whl#j  you  must  examine  to  detect  the  treai>Kmand 
the  Traitors;  Enquire,  who  visited  and  conversed  witl^is  gentlera.in  I  Who 
Went  with  him  and  with  F^^cis  Jam*^  jAtK*oN,^[^Bo8tpn  to  N*.¥ork  f 
Who  went  at  this  lime  H^Mfbstoii  «nd  Salem,  to  QttiiiP  f  These  are  polnti 

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Washikgton,  March,  10, 1812. 

Mcisn.  MUJfROg  43*  FJiENCH-*'Betri9t  Office.^ 

With  this,   Iscndy^iu  a  paper,  containing  the  Message  d|  tile 
l^rewdcnt,  yesterday  comnaanicated  to  congress.     Thus  presetited  l6 
i^9  publtev  Is  suScient  to  establiih   its  authenticity  ;  but  lest  any  indt- 
^diial  should  doubt  the  vaHdity  of  the  letters  and  dooupeiits,  acconi- 
panying  the  Message,    permit  wwtQ  state  whsit  took  place  before  the 
Cortimittee  of  Foreign  Relatioas,  to  whom   they  were   coinn(^itted«rr* 
ii^inediately  oti  the  adjournment  of  the  House,  the   Committee  direc- 
ted their  Cl^rmanto  rcguesi  the  attendance  of  Mr.  Monrob,  the  Sec- 
retary of  S^&,  to  meet  With  them  in  the  evening,  at  7  o'clock,  whith 
fie  did,  and  he  exhibited  to  the  ComrTjittt*"e  the  origiotd  papers,  copies 
of  which  had  be«n  communicated  witbthe  Mes^c.     These  paper* 
^ing  examined,  M#J^oiiroeiir9s  asked,  if  he  ka|lir  the  hand  writing. 
^FLord  Livcrpoot-— and  h|^i4not  hesitate  to  say,  that  the  tetters, 
^m  Lofi  Liverpool  toSWfeefrge  Provost,  -mere  ugned  bif  him  j  he 
farther  at|iled,  that  Mr.  Pinltney,  our  late  Minister  at  JLondoa,  wjis 
well  Qcqmitted  with  Mff  Arm</wW<m^o/*Lonf  Liverpool  and  RoI>ert 
peel,  aipwith  t|e  haiid|rriting  of  thej;lerks,  employed  in  those  Offices, 
«ml  chat  he  declared  the^  tei;be  authentic  documents.     And  fu'-thtr,  one 
i^nttemaii  of  thf  Committee  t«  well  ac^ainted  with  the  hand  writing 
of  J.  H  Cifaig,  late  Gbvefnor  of  Canadii,  a«</./ig  is  Mht  convJncedt  that 
the  Instructions  No.«2,  and  the  Commission-  No.  jUbmbered  in  the- 
documents,  W»%  .«^ne</ %  Aim.  4 
..  ^*There  w^as  a  aj^latioa  on  the  part  of  Gt^romcBt;  that  tfie  nam§s 
4f  persons  conceMHtl  -ubith  HKURt*  in  AmerlW,  Mui^  mi  he  institid 
Oil*  \  this  was  a  condition  ou  whi^  heconseuted  to  gjVe  up.  the  papers^ 
He  cjtpressly^aid,  he  never  w«|jl;  iUfder  any  circamstawces,  betray 
the  confidence  THEY  ha^lacm^  him^^vad  that  he  should  not  havp 
betrayed   the,  fonfidenoe  of  the  3riti8h  Government,  if  they  had  not 
k^ peffidiot^to  him.  Yours,/  KBK^  SEAVEIi../ 

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MESSAi 

/  To  the  Senate  ttHeLHouse  oj^epre^intatives  ^the  Ui  State^f 
^  t  LAY  bafore  Congress  i^mm  of  certain  ^uments  whi< 

jiatdHn  the  Department  of  State.  ^|fcey  prove  that  at  a  repent  peri 
whilst  the  Uaited  States,  notwithalanding  the  wrongs  •ustaiped 
them,  ceased  npt  to  observe  the  laws  of  peace  atiii  neutralky  tovrard* 
G.  Britain,  and  in  the  midst  of '•raicahle  jj^^ions  and  nf|Qciation* 
on  the  psirt  of  the  British  government  pt||^|i^  its  public  ifiinirttrs 
here*  a  secret  ageutoj[that  goverament  was  employed  in  cert^tu  statep, 


*  In  the  origfttsls  i^Wenaiides  were  erase4«  many  of  which,  howem^  we^ 
^         t  legi^  to  h»  ondemood,  and  c|n|ecttty  »*y*Jl**y  *^^    SXitr 


)rabli»  standings 


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H^t  es^eciafty  at  tlw  watof  |^enimcntitt|f4t9achutetVi  rt  foment* 
4og  ditaffectioa  to  the  constbttted  authorities  pf  the  natidn  ;  and  in  in-- 
triguei  with  the  disaffectcdlor  the ,  purpose  of  bringtag  about  resiat- 
ante  to  the  laws :  and  etrenflually  in  concert  with  a  British  force,  of  de- 
•  itroying  the  Unio«  and  forming  the  eastern  part  thereof  into  apoliti- 
cal Connection  withfO.  Britain.    ;       ;  ;:■    ''»-^#^'  \  ■     ■■'■'.  ' ■  V;  ,  " 

In  addition  to  the  effect  which  the  discofiirytlr  such  at^rocedtire 
6ught  to  have  on  the  public  councils,  it  will  not  fail  to  rendsr  more 
dear  to  tlic  hearts  of  all  good  citizens  that  happy  Uaion  of  these  state*, 
#hich,  uider  Divine  Providcnte,  is  the   guaranty  of  their  liberties,, 
their  safety,  their  tranquility  aad  their  P'jp^P^y-t.i^  ,,,„'  ^     / 
Ma»ch  9,  1812;  ,  ^.:%     JAMES  MADISON.     -     , 

Mr.  flenry  to  Mr.  Monroe.  philid.  ieb.  20,  181^..  ^ 

:        Sir MycK  observation  and  experience  haVe  Qonvmccd  me, 

tliatthc  injuries  anf  insults  with  which  theUait«d  Stateahave  been  so 
Jong  and  so  frequently  visited,  and  which  causr  their  present  embarr     ^ 

Vfassment,  have  been  owing  to  an  opinion  q,ntmained  by  foreign  Stateaj^,, 
■^  that  in  any  me^re  tending  to  wound  thetr  pride,  or  provoke  the^^ 

Montility,  the  Government  ofthh  Country  cqutd  never  induce  a  great  nU^^  ,   - 
jority  of  its  Citizens  to  concur''-^  And  as  Aany  of  the  evils  which  flo#    - 
ffoin  the  influence  of  this  opinion  on  the  policy  of  foreign  r^ions ,  may 
%«  removed  by  any  act  that  can  produce   unammity''(tmong  all  parties 
in  America,  I'volviitarily  tender  to  you,  sir*  such  nieaos,  as  I  possess, 

\iowarda  promoting  so  desirable  and  an  imporknt  object ;  which  if  ac^ 

4«>n^pli8hed  cannot  fai!  to  extinguish,  perhaps  f«rever,  those  expecta- 

.tions  abroad,  which  may  protract  indefinitely  an  accommodation  of  ex- 

.    isting  differenjpi,  and  check  the  progress  of  'industry  and  prosperity  in 

Wis  rising  enipire.  '  i  .  ^        *^  '  "i  "' * 

t  have  the  honor  to  transmit  herewith  the  Documents  and  corrf$. 
Jonderce  relating toan. important  mission  in  which  I  was  employed 
'     by  Sir  Jas.  Craig,  the  lace  GovernoP general  of  the  Biitisji  Pro»ri»ce*, 
In  North  America,  in  the  Winder  of  year  1809.  .,.\*/  ~ 

The  publication  of  these  papers  wp  demonstrate  a  fact  not  less  val» 
tiablc  than  the  good  already  proposed  ;  it  will  prove  that,  no  reliance 
ought  to  be  placed  on  the  professions  of  good  faith  of 'ah  administra- 
tion, which,  by  a  series  of  disastrous  events,  has  fallen  intosuch  hands 
as  a  Castlfcreagh,  a  Wellesley  or  a  Liverpool-^t  should  rather  say  in* 
to  the  hands  of  th6  stupid  subalterns,  to  whom  the  pleasures  and  the 
indolence  of  those  Ministers  have  coiSsigned  it.  >,  .» 

In  contributing  to  the  good  of  the  United  States  by  an  eJtpo«iti^«i, 
.  '  ^hich  cannot  (I  think)  fail  to  s(gg|  and  melt  all  division  and  c^isun* 
Jon  among  its  citizen^,  1  flatter  Itself  wiih  the  fond  expectation  that 
Vhen  it  is  made  public  in  E;ngland  it  will  add  one  great  motive  t«  the 
inanytha|alrcady  exist,  to  induce  that  nation  to  withdraw  its  confi- 
dence from  men  whose  poUtkal  career  is  a  fruitful  source  oj  injury  and 
embarrassment  in  America  rof  injustice  and  misery  in  Ireland;  ofdif 
tress  and  appHhension  in  England  I  ond  contempt  every  where.  la  / 
making  this  communication  to  you,  sir,  I  deem  it  Incumbent  on  me^i^ 


distinctly  and  traetini 


♦      lihave  not  changed  any  of  my  political  opinions  }  that  I  neither  atek^'     ^ 


"Tv" 


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mai  in  in*-^ 
lit  rcsiat* 
ce,  of  de» 
apoUti- 
,"■1  ■"'     •^  .  •  j 
jrocedure  > 
iar  more    f 
:8e  states, 
liberties,. 

ON.      - 

20,  1812.  ^ 
Inced  me^  *^ 
it  been  so    - 
nt  embar^ 
,gn  States*^. 
woke  thMiff 
great  ma^-  ^ 
?hich  flo\r~ 
uons,may 
all  parties 
I  possetSf 
hiiih  if  ac< 
e  expecti^/ 
don  of  ex^ 
usperity  in 

,nd  corr«4«^ 

employed 

Pro^iRcejii 

ot  leas  valt 
n6  reliance- 
idmtniatfa- 
such  hands 
;hcr  say.  in* 
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nor  desire  the  patronajfe  iwr  eoiftit«rtiii'^ie  of  any  Govet 
and  party*;  and  that  in  addition  to  the  mo^es  already  expressed  lam 
inftuencedbtf  ajuH  rrsentment  of  the  perfidy  and  dishonor  of  those  who 
first  violated  the  conditions  upon  wftibh  I  received  their  confidence:  who°^ , 
nave  injured  me  and  disapptjintcd  the  expectations  of  my  Friends,  and^ 
left  me  no  choice  but  between  a   degrading  acq«iiescence  in  injustice, 
and  a  retaliation  which  is  necessary  to  secure  to  me  my  own  respect. 
,    Thiswoiind  wiUbc  felt  where  it  is  merited;  and  if  Sir,  Jame« 
Craio  still  live,  his  share  of  the  pain  wiH  excite  no  sympathy  amonij^ 
those  who  arc  at  all  in  the  secfet  gf  our  connection.   ;  "^^^  -   ;  -  .-   ^ 
I  have  the  honor  to  be,  Sir,  your  most^bedifent  sei^iii^r ltc.-ft#.  ftc.  , 

/Signedl  •  J.  HENRY.,   / 

^■~^-S^/:i^E^v..'^""-^"-  ■  ■  '■  ■■■       ■,«  No.'  I.^'  ,*  ,  -    •  ■.;:■■■=■     ---,'—*■%.'.:  '^, 

^liijri  RYtANp,  Secretary  toSir  James  ('raig,  late  Governor  general  of  the  Briti 

■^    ,  ishprovihcesio  North-America,  to  Mr.  Henry. 

r    ik^l1C6ATii»  TO   UND^TAKIi.THe    MISSION   TO   THE    y.    STATlfi  , 

■-■v^^,"  '--'^  %[.■■:/'"  ■;  •■  ^-'[Nlostsecretandconfidewtiftl.) -..-'v'  ■•■.^-■■^-^'■^- '■-  --'^^    ^     i 

My  dear  sir.    .^  ,4^  .  .^  .    .;       ;  ^.  t"'^*^?^:  T?''-  ^^^^^'(^  . 
*  The  extfloH^iBary  situation  of  things  at  this^ime  in  the  neigh-i 

fedring  states  has  suggested  to  the  Governor  in  Chi<;f  the  idea  of  em»' 
ploying  yon  on  a  secret  and  eonfiderftial  mission  to  Boston,  providedL..    . 
an  arrangeawnt  can  be  made  to  nicet  the  important  end  in  view,  with-    , 
out  throwing  an  absolute  obstacle  in  the  way  of  your  prefeasional  pur-s 
si^ita.     >3*Thc  information  and  peliticat  ob8erya|ions  heretofore  re-' 
ceivcdfrom  you  were  transmitted  by  his  Excellency   to  the  Secretary   * 
of  State,*  who  has  expressed  his  particular  approbation  of  them,  an^^* 
th«re  is  no  doubt  that  y(»ur  ableexecution  of  auch  a  mission  as  I  hav|r 
above  suggested  would  give  you  a  claim   not  only   on^ the   govogoiy 
general  but  on  his  Majesty's  ministers,«aj  which  B^i^t  evemwUjr'^ 
contribute  to  your  advantage.     you;iviU  have  the  gooMcss  iher«ft>r||/    - 
|o  acquaint  me  f6r  his  Excellency'a  information,   whether  you  couki 
make  it  convenient  to  eng-^g-i  in  a  ^^iasioh  of  this  natuire.   and  what 
tieeuniary  assistance  would  be  rtqulsite  to  enable  you  to  uadertsike  it 
without  injury  to  yourself.  4i      „ 

At  present  it  is  only  neccssaify  for  inc  to  add,    that  the  Govemof 
IVoutd  furnish  you  with  a  cypher  for  carrying  on  your  cor respondencfti 
Ind  that  in  case  the'leailing  party  in  any  of  the  states  wished  10  opcn%^ 
communication  with  this  govefument,  their  vi(?||rs  might  be  communi*     . 
Cated  through  you.     ^,  -w 

I  am,  with  gicat  truth  and  regard,  m^ear  sir,  ydiir^  most  faithfa% 
:ittmble  servant,  :  (Si^cd)  HERMAN  ,|y,  RYLANDi   ; 

yohn  Henry,  Esq,  ;'.-  ;  --.,  ^»«^3|fcr''^  >  "■     -r^"  .    :'^  ■  '    ■.:•        '^1'   ■- 
^neraUnstiucuonsfiomS'hJ.  H   Cr  ^*^  to  Mr.  Hk  MR  t  respecting  his  •••  ' 

crei  mission. 
iit«  Excellency  the  Governor  iti  chief's  tmtructiom  to  Mr.Henry^ei.  1S09. 
»!{'  |^Mo«it  secret  and  confidcntUt.] 

9 


I  a. 


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0    Sfyebec,6thFeh.lB09» 
Af  you  have  so  ripadily  uadertaken  the,4j(rvic<;  which  I  have  sag* 


J^ 


*  It  ytWl  appear  by  the  docui/*v*nt8  quoted,  that  the  Essex  Junto,  early  In  1808, 
"*  >  eorrcspondence   with   England,   and  had  determined  on  the  courte  of  a 


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•*«? 


^i^peranon  cT  Ihe  ^tatek.    And  pro^aHy  Henry  V]^refi<WI  Cttrf iipMlllbei  ft^     «/'j 
lades  to  advances  aiade  by  ihcn\  to  this  purpose.  '^ . 


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■"•  jr! 


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hi»  <wytt  -for  the  ir cwpi^ 


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^         ) 

g«M«a  CO  yoa«  a»Mng  Kkely  16  be  attended  wkh  ftuch  keAefk  ttf  th* 
public  interest,  I  am  to  rrqtw^t  that  i^itH  your  earliest  con veqi cncy  yoii  * 

^iKill  proceed  to  Boston.       ^   ■   ■  :  ^■■.r''['-   ,-.  :  i'---  ■,-'■;./*■•  •:i;- 

re  ^  ThcprinctpatobjectthatlfKconvmendtoyourattentidii  is  t^e  endfeavl);. 
or  to  obtain  the  must  accura^  inform  it'ion  of  the  true  state  of  aflfiurs  iii  / 
that  part  of  thft  Union,  whi</h,  from  its  wealth,  th«  number  of  its  in- 
fvabitantSf  and  the  knovrn  ibteUigence  and  ability  of  several  of  its  lead- 
iiNg  men,  must  naturally  p6sn&%%  a  very  conside^i^Ie  influence  over^ 
and  will  indeed  pr<ri>ab!y  lead  the  otWr  Eastern  States  of  America  ia 
fhc  part  that  they  may  take  at  this  important  crisis. 

I  shall  not  pretend  to/point,  out  to  you  the  mode  by  which  you.  will 

I    b»  most  likely  to  obtain/this  importaj^t  information  ;   your  own  judge- 
ment und  the  connections  which  yoi^  n)ay  have  in  the  town  rouse  be 

,;'  JTOUr  guide*  ^:    .,   '■'■■  j  ■        :,;.,,.:;,■•":■■/;■-".  .V-tt*-  ''  ■ '*   -'     '  ' '"?'  '-'K'    ■'"'■  ':f^''^'^  "^^^''^  :■ 

I  think  it  however  i^ee^sary  to  put  you  on  your  gual*d  _  agiitist  tli* 

•  anguinenessof  an  aspiring  party  ;  the  fedftralists  as    I  "understand 

hare  at  all  times  discovered  &  leaning  to  this  disposition,  and  their  bc- 

Hig  under  its  particurar  influence  at  this  moment  is  the  more  to  be  c«l 

pected  from  their  lliiying  ao  ill  founded  ground  for  their  hopes  of  being 

nearer  the  attaitmentvfth^r   object  tliari  they  have  been  for  aoni^ 
'^-'..  years  past.  /    ----■'■  -^  »  -';.,-■;. 

^  In  the  general  terms  which  Ihave^made  use  of  in  describing  the  oh-. 
jrct  which  I  recoin/mend  to  your  attention,  it  is  scarcely  necessary  that 
I  should  observe,  1  include  thejsrate  of  the  public  opinion  both  with  re« 
gard  to  their  internal  politics  and  to  the  probability  of  a  war  with  En- 
gland ;  the  comps^rative  strength  of  the  two  great  parties  into  which  • 

the  country  ia divided,  and  the  views  and  designs  ofthJIt  which   may 

'  .  .liltimateiy  preMnU.  ,;  ;  ;;  .^'.r-'v'-"  '  i'v  #'>^^>-'^  ^■>:.  r"-'-;-  ■•-  •  ■  • , 

O^^It  has  been  iilliosed  that  if  the  FederaUsts  of  the  Eastern  States 
ahould  be  succesfi^l  in  obtaing  that  decided  influence,  which  may  ena- 
ble them  to  dicrct  the  pablic  opinion,  it  is  not  improbable,  that  rather  j 
^ahsubmitto  a  continuance  of  thft  difficulties  and  distress  to  which  ;,j 
:ihey  are  now  siibjc^  they  will  exwt  that  influence  to  bring  about 
p  seperation  from  tK^  general  .Unioi«*  The  earliest  information  6if^h& 
aubject  will  b«  of  qrt.xt  consequence  to  Our  government,  as  it  may  alSb 
be,  that  it  should  be  informed  how  Jar  in  such  an  even:  they  would  look 
up  to  England  for  asmtqnoft  or  btdhponed  to  enter  into  a  connection 

^lihuu*  'W-'''^  ■"  ^"  ">■■:■  '■"'^"  '^  '  ' '-....":-  r-'-''':  '■%■■ 

^4  Although  it  would  1^  highly  inexpedient  that  you  should  in  any  man- 
"^"^r  appear  as  an  avowed  agent,  yet  if  you  could  contrive  to  obtain  w| 
Intimacy  with  any  of  the  leading  party,  it  may  not  be  improper  thit 
you  should  insinuate,  though  with  great  cautioDr  that  it  they  should 
wish  to  enter  into  any  communication  with  our  government  through  me 
you  are  authorised  to  receive  any  such,  and  will  safely  trammitit  to  me^ 
and  as  it  may  not  be  impossible  that  they  should  require  some  docu- 
ment by  which  they  may  l]||^ssured,  that  you  are  really  in   the  situa- 

•It  appears  thst  early  in  April,  1808,  the  British  had  sent  ships  and  menta 
co-operate  in  any  necessary  movement — Sec  CentineJ.  of  April  2/th  ;  ^'  //a/«- 
fttx^  jtjfiril  18.^    Thia  harbour  is  crowded  with  ships,  aud  there  is  not  BarraQjL, 


(  f  ) 


'eniency  you>* 

■■^.'<       ■  •  -'-js^^fc  ' 

s  of  aflflurs  in  «. 
er  of  its  in- 
il  of  its  lead* 
Lience  over, 
America  in 

ch  yott  wilt 
own  judge- 
own  roust  be 

against  the 
understand 
md  their  bc- 
fre  to, be  ex-* 
opesr  of  being 
SQ  for  aome 

ibing  the  oh* 
ice&sary  that 
both  with  re « 
var  with  En-   - 
I  into  which  • 
which  may 

istern  States 
ch  may  ena- 
e,  that  rather 
ess  to  which 
brings  about 
lation  oii'^hrs  •  . 
B  it  may  Also 
'If  would  look 
a  connection 

I  in  any  man- ^ 
to  obtain  an  ' 
nproper  that;^ 

tfley  ,  should*, 
t  through  imt 
nmitit  tomei  ■ 

some   docu- 
n  the  situa- 

ips  and  men  te 
3/ih  ;  ''Ilali'^- 
is  not  Barraol^: 


tion  tn  whii^h'yoA  reprwent  yourself,  I  eiidoae  «  cre^OHtil  to  be  |k«t}* 
iluced  in  that  view  i  but  I  most  particol||lf  enjoin  and  direct,  *hftt 
you  do  not  make  any  use  of  this  ^aper^unlbsa  a  desire  to  that  purpose 
thouM  be  expressed,  and  unleit  you  aee  good  ground fitr  expecting  that 
the  Ming  so  may  lead  toatnoreconfrlential  communicaiiQn%UtUkjpactm' 
<3thcrsnse  look  fnr.  ^        *; 

In  passing  through  the  state  of  Vttrmont,  you  will  of  couiiie  exert 
your  endeavors  to  procure  all  the  information  that  thr  shcirt  st:|y  you 
will  probably  make  there  will  admi,t  of.  Tou  will  use  your  own  dis- 
cretion as  to  delaying  your  journey,  with  this  view,  mbre  or  lest,  in' 
proportion' to  your  prospects  of  obtsiaingany  information  of,  amse- 
-i[uence.         ■■'■-■■"     ''^'■■'''    ''  *  >•  **  ,v.x^n- '• 

I  request  to  hear  from  you  as  frequently  as  possible,  and  as  lettera  » 
directed  to  me  might  excite,  suspicion  it  may  be  as  well  that  yoii  put 
them  under. cover  to  Mr.  '  '     ,  and  as  even  the  addreising  letters 

always  to  the  yame  person  might  attract  notice,!  recommend'you  some- 
times addressing  your  packet  to  the  Chief  Jtistice  here,  or  occasional- 
ly, though  seldom,  to  Mr.  Kyland,  but  never  with  the  addition  ol'his 
•fficial  descriptictn.  I  am  sir,  your  most  x>b*t  humble  serv't.    * 

(Signed)    -j^.,:  J.  H,  CRAIG. 

':fo&n  HenrfjfJEtg.  :-  ---  '^P--  -^o' tj,^,*.:-:.-:^.:^    :.._::..,  :_:■■       ■  ■  '.^^-^^ 

No.  IiL>-a  V^^v-.- :c>:'v-y>4^'  -.     ^     '^ 


CZ^htlktlAti  JTROM  S{R  JAtt BS  CRAIC,  I^O  Sta   BX«RT.  6til  VXS.  IBdik 
(COPY)  (SKAL.) 

A  ,^'The  'bearer  Mr  John  Henfy  is  employed  by  «»fe»  and  full  confidence  mi^ 
hcplated  in  him,forany  communrcfttinn  which  any  person  may  wish  to  make 
So  me  in  the  buaineat  cotnmiited  to  him.  In  faith  m  which  f  have  given  htm 
this  under  my  hand  and  seal  at  Quebec,  th«  6Ui  day  ef  Feb.  Iwi9 


(Signed) 


■ten  wtubit  emfiloyed  on  a  mi0> 


j^ofiomiigthe  munony  {SV*. 

MOVTRKAI..  JAN    SI    180d. 


i  Vo.  IV. 

•  Air,, -HipftrjfV  htters  to  SirJapies  Craig* 
:'li''   ::■  ■  ■■■'«'         ■   fion  t9  Boti 
JlArater  i^the  iefte^r  of  Mr.  Secretary  Ry, 
■        V  (No   I,)  - 

<^.     I  aAVK  to  acknowledge  ihe  fa^r  of  year  letter  of  the  S6th  inst  writ- 
'  teft  by^he  desire  of  hix  excellency  the  pernor  io  chief ;  and  hasten  to  express 
through  you,  to  his'exceliency  my  readiness  to  comply  with  \\i%  wiirties. 

I  need  not  add  how  very  faltering  it  is  to  receive  from  his  ezcellenoy 
the  asNurancc  of  the  approbation  of  his  aiaje«ty*s  secretary  c^  state  for  the  very 
humble  sevvices  that  I  iuay  hnve  rendered* 

If  the  nature  of  vhe  service  in  which  I  am  to  bciiogaged  will  require  no 
•ther  dbbursements  than  for  my  ttidividaal  ezpences,  Ido  not  apprelund  that 
^these-can  exeeed  my  private  rennutaes. 

I  shall  be  ready  to  take  my  departare  before  my  ioatmctions  can  be 
made  but.  I  have  the  honour  to  be,;Scc.  J.  H*ry. 

.»  H.  W.  Reyland,  M»q.  Secretaiy^  W^,  (STe.  No.  3. 

To  hh  excellency  the  Governor  generai,  G^c.  in  answer  f&  hie  letteH 
■•-''fs-.;  v' ;•  'ofinntruction**       ,■.>-,-:-.-,■     '     ■  ^ '•.  i,v    .   ,,. 

MOM^ReAI.,  »IIB.   10,   i809. 
BiR—- 1  have  the  honor  to  acknowledge  th^receipt  of  your  excellen* 
:()-*s  letter  of  instructions  the  letter  of  credence,  and  the  cypher  for  car- 
rying on  my  correspondence.     I  have  bestowed  much  paina  up<Mi  the 
cypher,  ahd  am,  notwithstanding  this  deficient  in  some  |»oint  wiucli 


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«iigbt etiaTileineHo  u»aar«i***if  dearly.    I1»t^  5??^^*?P!f 
V  implc  with  my  own  excmp\j^cation  of  the  cypher,  •^^^^f"  f  5f7^°f  ., 
^In  the  re«ults  ;  and  as  the  prebeot  «oment  seemf  favorable  to  the  itt^  ^ 
ierfcrente  of  his  maje^itj's  government  in  the  measures  purstfcd  by 
the  federal  party  in  ihe  northern  statei,  ""'i  ^n^T^  "PJ^*"^  f  •J^^  "»;  ^ 
..embly  of  Massachusetts  is  now  it,  session.     Tthmk  it  better  to  .ct 
forward  immediately,*  than  wair  for  any  ^»-^^"  ^P^"»"^^ 
means  of  carrying  on  a  secret  correspondence ;  which  the  «r«4uency  ot 
•af^  private  conveyances  to  Canada,  will  render  almost  wholly  uhticr 
cessary.     Should  it. however  be  necessary  at  anv  t.me,  J  take  leave 

-  '  to  suggest  that  the  index  alone  famishes  a  very  safe  and  simple  mode.  -, 
^  In  inhere  is  a  nui^bfer  for  every  letter  in  the  alphabet,  and  particular  ^j 

pumbers  fof  particular  phiases  ;  to  that  whep  I  do jjot  ^nd;"  the^«- 
dexthe  particular  word  1  want,  can  spdl  it  with  the  figures  whifc|i 
stand  opposite,  to  the  Ifettert.  For  example,  ^^}  .^^l  ^^  ^  *»|^, 
*  troops  are  at  Albany,"  I  find  nnder  tt»J»ctt^r;T/>^that  number  1^^^^^^^ 
aiands  for  "  troops"*  and  a.  number  125  for  -  Alban^''  The  nt«^  .^ 
vcning  >rords  '*  ate  at»  I  supply?  by  fibres  cosrc^ondmg  with  th*;  ^ 

letters  in  these'  words.    ■-      .-  •:'  .^ ":  ■"'  ^  -.>^  ^^^  '.■  jf*"^  vt^ "'    '  3^     '  ^*i^  ^^  -  ^ 
*      It  will  be  necesaarv  to  provide  against  accident  by  addressing jh«      ^ 
^      letters  to  Mr. — '-^^  of  Montreal,  with  a  small  mark  on  the  corhcr 
^   «  of  the  envelop?  which  he  will  understand.— When  he  'cceivct  »t,  he^ 
will  then  addrets  the  inftlosure  to  your  excellency,  and  sited  ^t  frojn 
Montreal  by  m*il.    I  will  be  careful  not  to  address  your  exceltency  m 

-  thg  body  of  the  letter,  nor  sign  my  name  to  any  of  them — Ihty  wm 
be  merely  designated  by  the  initials  A.  B.  _» 

'       If  this  mode  should^tt  any  respect  appear  exceptionable,  vour  eto^ 
Icnoy  will  have  the  goodntss  to  order  a  more  particular  explanation^  • 
the  card-    It  would  reach  me  in  safety  enclosed  to .— ^Boston. 
#'  ..  i4       I  have  the  honor  to  be,  &c.  }  r^^r    ?•.  »y- 

'-'   No.    3.  ;'  .BUR^IKGTOK,   (vT.)FEB..t4r   1809* 

:\  ^:,     Sir— I  HAVE  remained  hftitc  two  days  in  order  fulljr  to-ascp- 
Uiii^he  progress  of  the  airangcra#s  heretofore  tnade,  for  organvntug 
4tnM:tentt,ppositiontoihegtrumlg9vernmenUMyfti\  asto  >ecome 
acouiinvd  with  the  owaions  of  the  leading  people,  relative  to  the  meas- 
'  nrei  of  tbat  partv  which  has  the  aiicendency  in  the  national  Qouncils.,      . 
On  the  subject  of  the  embargo  laws  there  seems  but  one  opjniott  ; 
'      namely,  that  they  are  unnecessary,  oppi-essive  and  unconstit;mf»na^;i^ 
'-     ii  must  also  be  observed  that  the  e«ecutibn  of  thim  is  so  invidious  m 
to  attract  towards  the  officers  of  government  the  enmity  of  the  people, 
which  i»  of  course  transferable  lb  the  govei^ment-itselt  |  se  that  m 
case  the  state  of  Massachusetts  should  take  tirtf  bold  step  tgrvards  resist^ 
ing  theexfcUtioH  of  these  laws,  it  is  highly.  prob:^e  thatitmav  calcu, 
'         late  uponthe  hearty  co-operwion  6f  the  people  of  Vermbnt. 

•  ""^Ts  Henry  was  in  Amhewt  the  23(1  oFFeb.  he  pro^ly  lii  fibstoa 

thav or  the  next  day,  as  the  tUstance  is  but  about  40  miles;      .  ,  ^.. 

t  FivfmonUis  prelk^us  to  this,  the  District  Court,  in  Massaehttse^^^^^^^ 

a  Federal  JudgS  presid^^-  had  ^CQided  this  law  toj)e  constitUtioiyiUod  ntt.«N 

peal  was  entered,  although  thcr^lrcttit  Cwrt  and  Sttpr^BX  Qottf^  ot  tfte.U^^ 

were  both  at  ^hia time  floral.  .  •  .  ,     ""  ^^        ^ .    .  a.     *    '     ^   . 


~  were  both  at  ),hiatime 

7 


# 


1*?. 


r'a^'-l 


ad  a  difftrence 
tble  to  Che  in* 
ei  purstfed  by 
ally  as  this,  a»- 

iDation%f  the 
;e  irtf^uency  o£ 
i  wholly  ui^rtcr 
>,  I  take  leave 
I  simple  mode* 
.and  particiilar  |^ 
:  find  in  the'in- 
figures  wht(:|& 
at  to  .say  that 
that  number  16 
.»»     The  int^*"- 
riding  withlh* 


addressing  th* 
Ic  on  this  corii«fP ' 
fcccives  it,  he 
idsttod  itfrom^l 
or  excelleticy  in 
cm.-^Thsy  will 

able,  your  e*ceK 
ir  explanation  bt  • " 

■^  i'  I,,  Boston*^  -  '; 
.-  ^.  Wy.    -  ^ 

V*  ■,        * 

FEB.    14,^  1«00* 

Br,full3r  to;ascer- 

iyfoT  organvsiug 
sll  as  to  Jjeqome 
itive  to  the  meas- 
fional  QounciU.,     ^ 
)ut  one  ppjniort :; 
nconsti^cuiptiaUJl^. 
i  so  invidious  av 
ity  of  the  people, 

itself',  se  that  in 
ep  towards  resist' 
that  it  may*calcun 
rmbnt. 

f  arrived  ill  fibstoa 

(saehusett^tjin  irhich 
>tUdtigiialai»d,q<»  J!H?f 


^.  f  leftiyi ,that tike  governor  i^f  tMt  icStftlaiioir  visttint tkc  ^ttplU 
torchernseclifwibflt/  aiid  inakea  no  ««q»u  of  h^t  detomuiatioa, 
eortmianilef  ia^chlvf  ofiliequlitiaf  t^re^sa'^^iesfcllloaiif  cam-^ 
itom  the  general  goVernmcnjt*  whi«ll  can  te<id  to  interrupt  tM  , 
understioding  that  pravails  between  the^  citizens  of  Vermont  ao^ 
■Mjetty^syubj^ts  in  Canada. .  It  is  further  iatimattcl«  thatia^itii^^ 
f  #«r».he  wilt  QiitiioiniueBce  to  pretenre  the  UMmnrnttr^,  «M«iM<i} 
mi^  all  the  f<nN  he^te  comifuiad*  ««iy  ,9ttin||it  w»  niaiie  it  a  piirty.  t 
llt«S.|iot  idd,  that^tftbe8<:  resolutlonf  are  ijairted  into  effect,  tlie  atatf 
jpl 'V^lrinoat  may  be  considertd  ••  a»  aHy .of  Oreat  Britain* 
^^  To  what  «xtent  the  seotimentt  which  |Mrtvaii  in  this  Quarter  exist 
lihe  oci^borHig  state*,  or  eriMi  in  the  eastern  section  of  this  stato,  I 
%ot|i^t0  coniect«ii^^l>9nly^an  aay/lrith  cenatnty,  that  the  JU&A 
|N^  Mt^  OT  THlJ^FEDERAt  PARrV  ACT  IN  CO- 
«:EKT ;  and  ther«fore«  infer,  that  a  comoion  sentiment  penrades  t 
^ili^  body  thro^ijlioiit  I^eJr-Eni^aii jj^^  v 
f  I  have  seen  a  letter  jTroo  a  gentleman  liovr  a^  Washington  to  hitc 
ftapondent  in  this  place  { and  as  its  contents  oA^y  sery»to  thro«r  aor 
light  on  passing  «venu  there,  I  ^halt  send  either  the  ongtnal  or  a«o 
widi  this  dilpatch.  The  #^iter  ^  the  letter  is  a  man  ol  character  a 
l^ricfty  )  and  whether  competei^r  not  to  form  correct  opinionrhi 
iett,  i»  probablf  wkhin  the  rei|ch  b|  all  the  knowledge  that  cmi  be  i 
iakMd  hy  the  party  to  which  he  belof  gs.  It  appears  by  his  stateme 
ll^j^re  iaa  very  formidable  majority  in  congress  on  the  sfde  ©f  the 
kbnretion,  liatwithstanding  which,  there  livery  reaioa  to  hope* 
that  the  northern  s^tes  in  their  diftinct  capacity,  wiU  uiitte  «|n4 


'^^', 


A,* 


m 


i.  *.'; 


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d* 


\  ^tkM  tyv  force  a  Jiar  wfth  Gr.  drit4ti|.  In  what  mode  this  reststiinc* 
I  ^irirst  shew  itself,  is  probably/not  yet  determined  upon  f  and  may 
in  soma  measure  depend  upon  the  rejiinnce  that  the  leading  meii  lAajr 
place  upOA  justrancee  oif<suppprt  from  his  majesty's  reprAentativc  itt 
Caaiiciai  andaslshall^beon  the  spot  to  tender  this,  whenfrer  the 
moment  arrives  that  it  lean  be  dome  wj^^fffect— there  is  no  doubt  t^ 
«U  their  me^nrei  may  be  made  SttbofN^toate  to  the  intentions  of  Ii^ 
majpetf  V  govem^eiit*  Great  palna  ire  tal^en  by  the '  liKn,  of  talent^ 
t&dintetligence  to  confirm  the  fears  of  the  comi^bn  p^oplet  /M  to  thf 
•OBcttfrenco  of  the  southern  democrats  in.  the  projects  of  France  lT<*>Oi 
Md  ^ery  thing  tends  to  encourage,  the  belief,  that  the  dis»<»lution  of 
thooMifederacv  wiU  be  accejeratedli^rtbfe  spirit  which  ii«|r^auaf-- 
MipolitM^murtiei.  t  nfini^  W  ,    A?'^ 

'    \-^'''--  4    ■     "■''•' r' 'Wo  "^IV.^^  ,i"' 

,.  ^M' ('f-'^ -'-:'':' ''»^:'  ■•'-      wwfisoi,  (Vt.)^iJ5i^  19,-  tao9.  ^ 
;   iSUiiT  M  ^  WW  wfittciiat  Buliio#on,  the  priicipd 


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,    *  it  appeitips  %  sppeml^  <A)  thit 
the  ordc«%  ot  the  g^nwmmentt-  as  abo«ej 


X 


«mor  of  Coaneeticnt  di*obe)r<    , 

,.^--, ...^  __-.,. -.™^te4;  *i»dlHM.th«l^^»t»raof 

itts'iH^i^il  a  Nteof  cenuireofi  tb^,Lifat.GS>uv«|iior  for  ojbcjfing  sa^g. 

iSntia  he  seen  h*  the  papeisto^^lch  i«^(^  the  Eisex  Jtwt^ 

IhaliiiBiSw^endeavotiT*^  to  excite  •  )e«i«4i|M  ilieSouihern  Siatci,  fc  havO 
'  *    "^-^^^  #lth.#«iinil«rt««  witii,  and  p^flrm^pr  ^«»  Fwmger.||W*ettlt  m 


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^         ^niS^Apr*  «B^  «W  MrAilfy  fxcilfj*  by'Uww  hope^  Wh4^  f  i 
V  IMtoftrii^lMrty^kAtliivto^babt  tlvfe  torreeti)«uortlMr« 
#hifeh4  fc<i3vtd  ill  *«  iwmlKim  tectloii  4>f^  A^^ 
\^  tott^gt^ty  tb  C»ii*(iaW4  ttcceniry  iiiterWMl«F  w^Hli  W&*il|H«|i^^ 

'P#^fiteeiit.    tWclpret  »la4?e  my  depmc^efHi^  BurliUftoi^,  1 1i«rt 

^    sought  every  iiVdiwIAeoc^iiton  of  coiii(er«!|ig  iH^  the  dmnmcHltt  ^ 

.   the  «»r^ble  r^(t  of  the  )^\cf  jtA&pted  hy  the ^fcmenil  g<»v«taii^|p 

93i0  di6l(t'eiie«  of  opinion  b  thutfvpreited,  .,,>«> 

'thtffderal party  dtckre,.  I3l#r  w  tk$9vtmvfavt9r^  tlieltot  at 

X"  Vermbot,  toi//^i^ iw/^ra^y^  iHtjfwUh^,  TfriUik  /  ymufj^^ 

t^m'ui^hQii m^i^lmtti4M§tl*whkk  itmayenUr^wUhoiaanu  r§gmt$ 

"^     e(7  tKt  pplictf  tf  the  general  g.ove^rtmenii    ITKfe  deaoMii^rBtt  on  the  mhfr 

•     hittdiMert  thtifln  tiich  a-ease  M  that  contciaiifaled,  th^^opte  iiNi^'^ 

>    l^n^iiy  dividfllatoequailaumbeN  s  oac<>f  wHich  V9#4  IIH^f^^ 

. '   the  govertifia^t  If  it*6v»W  t    ^~ '  -?-i-  -^  i.     t..:— .  -ui^      -^i^  a_^*. 

I        dvtl  fTir ;  but  at  ^l  e  v^ats 
-r^=    i^»4i(^f#n  tvHh  G,  BrifditU^ 

*>rh<my  atfiribed  to  the  prftjudicei  of  party,     the  |i!||b  |n  th«  i|i«p| 
section  of  Vermont,  are n^i^iPpctitedtipflvi  hy^he  iitea  hpp(Ktaftd  MiH 
«hli«e  00  the  borders  pf  the'S^i^ih  co.loh^.^-^ttiaarare  not  dcpiiidejil 
J^  Moitreal  ibr  the  tale  dfthbirpr^uce  tiov'^e  fuppiy  <itfiifinj|i^ 
totatiiodHiei.<^THey  are  not  appr^hietitiVe  of  any  ier|«iua  daagcvaof 
tttcooTeisieiice  from  a  atate  of  warr  W  althoi^h  the^r  admit  that  tlv» 
JfSvemor,  councU  and  three  f4artht  of  the  wMrij|||i|livea  n  co^^w, 
fre  of  the  faderal  party,  yet  th^  doiitit  beiveT^mt  'the  state  w«ol4 
^tand altme and refikdiit iiatiboiJ«go«ieniBieiit.    Thev do',itot»'l|Ofgft<!i% 
defif,  that  ahou^^a  state  of  Vem^oAt  tftt&tliiitf'«kbie'repreac!R«Nl;«i^ 
ta'at  preaentb  it  woflhi  ia  all  probability  ttnHoirith  the,wldi&M^ 
Urates,  in  any>eri6tea  ptan  of  r^aii  stance  to  a  War,  which  it  mtfbt  #t«ni 
expedient  to  adopt.-*T|i$t  1 4^k  is  tl|a  aaftr  ckploioti  for.  yodtoJraNr 
'    Q%j^  if  indeed  reliance  bUght'lo  be  plWa^  ofi  jkf  maafUfre  dapen^ng 
^'  1i|k»ii the  will  6f  the  rabblet  which  it  tfw  dKaiging,  and  nniitcverh* 
/  ^'  Wifrfced  with  ijg;oorance,  caprice ,  and  iaoonsitfteiwy.    As  the  crisia  ap- 
yi^^ea,  the  i&flEc^ky  of  dQcldiof  npon  an  haxaraans  alternative  will 
inc^ase  ;  and  unf<i|tuaatc^rtlier«  it  not  in  Vermani  any jiiao  of  com* 
manding  taleou  cajkVie  eftimi^ljlfHi^^  gmeralconfidintt ;  of  iirfiisitig 
intoth»peopl«^%owttspif;|f^  jM^.  'a«ni4at  ^  confusion  of  conflict- 
ing iftbiioiM^  jdiMtgers  and  Cf>iii^imi»  QUOip^nt  ^<^  lead  iA  the  path 
of  dutvifr  saf«ty.-4i.Thdgo^cro9r  is  an  induim^us,  pirailebt  man.jtnd 
fcaa  ittore  personsa  iniaence  than  any  Qthar*4>ut  foia  abiiitie|  wtftM 
filM  to  tbt  aitiiatioli  in  which  a«f«i^  lawr  woi^  place  htos. 

l.ait,\8tjj,,*--  '_^.  ,     ^  ^* , 

^  AHHEasT/KEw-kAityfeikiVFti/W,  i^ 

y  'l^ft^-. A  ^iNTitii  an  gohig  direct  to  Canadai  affar^i  a^safa  and 
ravi>miI?laopi)o«wwty  of  giving  yti  wwia  furdief  necw 


H 


^}A-, 


-^: 


V. 


IfeW  ,:# 


m^ 


;t 


—  ^M  ti^ie^Upc  ©or.  e^i4^e,  «(^  <M|lito  iM  lo/^niW 
t  %*f^ToCtH%ififa»  ^  liWfh  1^  |pd^r#|«rtf  wiU  c»t^ ' 
i9itionitQ^f  jq^<li«agp^^  th«.«v<;nt  oft  w»i> 

^^||  twoqiiaiiihf  wJU  bi^  f|it|4f  in  tiie  itate«^  of  MttMtlm»ett^ 

^bii^  tl  tb«.  ffiiison;«  mQHiir^  ;  ttid  it  19  pr0li4bHl 

ll^^^RMlfrm^Dl  «tm  6e«inploy«4  to  «xcU^  Englwd  to  coiimit  iomjt 

W0  hfi^xWu  fot  tii«,  fo^  purpofltf  oC  pS4icWig>the^t3e9ptNitiliUi]tf  oCirwr 

-"^  IMn  Q^otrj^ :  rflU  I  flw>9t  particuMy  r«ci3wim#ii4  10  «!«  cotitiiist* 

|;^|«P»,    l>e  0re<id  c^  Q{^|)tO|kio%  Igd  of  t|i«  Uim  of  iK>|)ii» 

^iU  ri*lt  any  iMog%ut  ili9  lo*i  of  p#wc»  i  hckI  i^y  nw  w*U»wiir* 

ipiiiitiUiM)  tiDlefS  indeed  they  tsould  find  a  tttftclem  ^xcmr  in  iIm' 
#ife«<  pf  Great  ^rijtiiu.    TW*  imprw«i<»  c^xm  be  too  detply  f^ljlf 
'*M?^^*'*^'^^'^  iWini$^fi»i  i|or  ioi»  widely  f pretd  ^^liont  t|«  Brit, 
**'^***'*hA»    It  will  Cuniiib  n  •ur<5  guide  it»  eyety  JK]^ity  iImk  maybe? 
|wN«d*"th*  United  States.-  .'.nv.^,'  ^ 

I  ^fff  |h«  ^ipor  to  be.  See.  8iC4     r       ?       r  A.  B.  . 
".'t--    :      ■,„  ^  i     "^Ho^yL    ,  f^,  >/■-'•:  :;-■■.■■-•.        J. 

^^;:''-      .  ■:,i■f'^.'  .S<9f^roit«'MjLit(iii'5ti09.''" 

Sii«if»|  AX  niKottrf  d  twib  Aootlnnr  o^niimv  ^writing  to  y«u  b^  t 

pdTalo«o4iveyaiief/fpi4yilli«at.tt  probable,  ft, ijiii  teaaooi  tbattlw  fret 
qifWif^  ^  ihfte  wlU  wfmt  U  onoocoatary  IH  ifrilip  to  yon  lo.isypher^ ' 
Ilikm  Hit  yet.ap|ie».pNK3fctiairy«  tbat  I  a)io«ikl  ili|cotr«i«io'«i^  |itr«*r 
ail  the  luarpoae  of  iHjii^ii^KO  Hoatoo  t  nor  ia  jt  4>roli«bla  ihal  I  afialf 
'*'^'^|*bIM,  for  tlic  fike  of  gftioing  moilp  knowledge  •!  dai  Mnmp%; 
^  of  liic  federal  oifrty  io  (Hieta  autea,  t^  a^w  flKjf»<tf  Jiai  reguTai* 
iociai4  agent  of  tbo  Brlciib  gov«|ttfoa»t»  evett  lO  tkoH  iMH^uala  ' 
wha«rmiUlfttl>t<)ug|^  boafid  wuh  fH^etf  m  ptMrva  «idi4h^  mfrfait' 
iBicrot'abitlty  ao  imjiortaBt  a  aafif||ri»4rffirthe  public  eye.^  |G^K  hato 
Ihifii^jieat  i^em.o£>«Qfofi»atiOi|"totQabfe  me  to  judge  .of  the  proper 

Jj!«!l55^?,  ^»TSI?  '^^  r»^frWK«?«!^  ff  M»4   Amfwa  ao^ 
thou  mdivid^ab,,  who.  fro«^  the  pari  they  take  in  the  oppoattion  to  thri 

SOmI'  gof^WiMot^  OTt  the  iotujeiicc  th^  i«ay  poaaeaf  io  ai^  «»ir  or*"* 
.  if  thtoga,  that  aaay  grow  eOt  ol  the  prebent  dlflferoneei,  ahottid  hi 
qiialtfieil  ta  acton  hfhiffor^'  hortliei^  atyc8.|\ii£:i|^ ^o  appra heo- 

L  &§!lASfi^li}^*  ^*»*»*«  Vf^f^t  *<>  e9i«perpif  with  hha^  loai  aa  di4 
*  yyjwBi^weBwia^  {a  «hoy.  ii|a  po#era. 


,-4iitWi  Itate.     dtMla<Atliii 
and  laoft  confldential  DAtaife  f 


>;>■ 


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I'A  connf  a)bn  u(  dla 


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t^r-'^ 


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■f  fi. 


.\  'iSt  '^'    .     ■  ^ 

btg'rni  tA  subside,  tince  it  has  kppe»ttd,  by  ihe  condua W  ^lig 
4iBitMir«tiniicnt,  thMt  il  5»  ieti^tosly  aWmtd  at  th«  meiiacliWtfflUWi 
SiP^fttim  tiAte*.  »»t»iftli«m8li  U  ii  believed  that  the*ew^ 
ftoSal^itv  of  an  immediate  Wl»n^  yet  liodbubu  arc  entcrttm^dt  n^ 
il^^l1i<i««m  will  fall  upon  sottte  «ew  cjcptaimta  to  bring  aboyH'toJ* 
#tfe»  Wkt  tliete  ma?  be;  can  bAly  be  ^t^uc^  from  M;ai  9Pt»eanj 
mi^mt€tWbit.    'A  n^ihintercourae  with  l^gWrtd  and  Franc*  wiB 

mil^^u^tr»ede  ^embargo  ;  whicb, by  openinjj irith  the  reat  (0 
__«r«pe  a  partial  legitimate  ^mm«l:ce,  and  aflbir^tiij  a*<^»g  iemptiP' 
#t)i^  WtlMrt  wbtcb  ii  illeg;i!,*  wiM  expote  the  VeeieU  ttcajiture,  dj^ 
%ptit>ii,  piid  ambarratsment ;  will  justify  the  prcacnt  p^^tcyj  Md  pi^ 
|m^  aiy^a  degree  of  irritation  and  rettntment  at  wiH  eattWa  the  gof» 
^lfia«nt«E  this  country  to  thi^ow  Ih*  Mrliole  blame  aiid  i^ponWIity  #, 
■mm  friilfe  ifca  wwn  abouldtfH  upon  tbbie  of  the  Britith  mmistry.    If  If 
iyi^.thc^rtf  attaehe4torran(fe  abrtuld  calculate  with   cftrrecweig 
»nd  tile  cdmttitice  of  New.fenglaiid  •hbdtd  greatly  «uffer--th*jfcef5 
«h^ntg^eii|tl!^^  And  dkcouraged,  would  not  ctttly  asquifeajJC  #t» 
icatrictive  if)iMi««  bet  ttf  at  iubniii  to  way.  Oa  the  other^fc«*id.  thoiiil^ 
#ie«nwnm«c  permitted  t>^  a  ii6ninterc^«f»e  law  be  laoralUja  ai^ 
iiiintfrriiptedr  the  people  would  be  eliililii66a  foif^morc.  and  la^ 
4B9mpclthe  govrrnttient  to  restore  the  friendly  wlatiooa  lielwtMt  um 
liro  «<«w<rlei.     While  I  olf«r  my^Apinion  upa«  tWe  ailbjeet,   ^i^iS 
ix^lt  biit  a  atrong  hope  thti  tf  aof  t^rme  khoiitd  b«  propdatei^  ^ 
Iber  govcniltt^t.  -ip  #hieh  the  othet  might  thihk  proper  to  ^cced^ 
B  priocS|jal  motive  |o  the  adjuatmem  of  diffbraBcet  thould  be  m 
ilood<»  arise  from  the  aiiicable  disposition  ol  the  eaetera  atataa  par*' 
ilcttlaily  of  the  ftate  of  Massaqhuactu  f    This,   aa  it^would  increaM  , 
the  |mpnl«itfi«^tkeft|ii^t  of  G.Britain,  could  not  fail  to  promoHr 
ier  ittiwraew^    If itciiM^iliot  t^t^a  uod  ©Ificially,  «or  in 

#t«r«spoudcoce  betweeti  n»ii»isteni«  atiH  pe^bi^  lb*  •dmrniatratioa 
In  the  J^airiiament  of  G.  Britain  might  taS«f  that  ground,  andtheaug- 
geaiioo  Would  find  Its  war  into  the  papera  both  in  Eiiglattdii  Ai««-i«iu 
C  JN^^c^ii^  be  too  frequendy  rt^^di  thltt  tbia  cotuiiry  can  only  «t 
'knijwirT'iilir-iliii  n  I  by  tha  infttieiAa^f  npinNm  :  asthera  it  nothing 
Piilleni  in  i»  political  batlfutiooe/ilbr  mtt  m$  poptOic*  undafrW^ 

fircumataiicea  to  be  telitd  «N  wl*n  Jneiiur**  bccoma  acvnvei^iM 
•nd  bttr4en«win*^    I  will  adon  wfite  again,  and  am^  IsiB*        A.wp^ 

V'i  BosY«ii,^aacii7',1809« 

flllMiK)*i^b«'«  now  a»eerta!ntd,  with  aamocli  aceuraey  at  poatlble; 
the  courae  ifiteiided  t6  be  pursued  l^  tbe  jartj"  in  Miiaa«h«ielU  that 


•  'Oils  palicr  »»p»«i»  Ip  hava  Jlyecn  adopted  at  early  as  April  It0i»  when  the 
ling  «f  iSiiland Mm^  feJft owragf nw  rrodaaiaiioa  to  eiisanMie ewr  ^9j^to 
viol»i(B  thelmUiWH  by  e«»mmm»dl»ghb  ihijs  to  traa|jrU^  rt^p«ct  rewgwrltlk^., 
•at  papers?  ^leff  irchy  the  law^astloitH»abjwitahe  treated  aa  Wratea, 
"  (^)    The  <»»«  P^^  hfs  again  hem  reaawwl  ta  within  a  f«w 

'pVlnee  Rrteot.   m  opaaing  por^s  to  opT  komIs  daring  the  Hott. 


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-  ^  ^^  j^reeiVy  tb^1a»ga»ge  nswl  In  the  Bwton  P^||l^^^it>|||||^  1| 
IMlUna^  Arrangement— vlhrcc  moaths  afiar  tMl  .^l|^  y^^f^.^i^^^b^n 


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,, .   I  have  lAr^ftdy  ^vttt  a  d(»cHcii^if|lioii  thiit  a  ^i6Tarft€io««  i^  wijN^M 
W  ^  be  expected  I  but,  contrary  ti^  Hlreiiaonable  cal«u1a«ioi(v^M^^ 
:i^*4ip  Cdiigreii*  |>«?i%eia  apint  awd  ludtf ^n^ttkte  enough  t«  j^acethtif 
V  TfSl'ilariW  k  jeo|»t4vby  «aftr«^n5  a  iq»>'a«uf^V^e  ^^^ture  6f  M«i^ 
*     aachutettt  will  give  the  tone  to  th(l  oeighborlbf  Irataa  ^  %ftl^lli(i«g# 
ittelf  permanctit  until  a  new  el^iciion  of  Hfieitfb^a  ;  invite  a  tammt- 
'  tojii^oinpoft^dof  delrj^^teslrorti  illtfe  fi^deral^«HH^iBatI  eMet^^ilto^l^ 
^•dveri^meot  for  their  confMnoii  4«f«ii«(B  Wi^i.  ^lil^<M  tiiter^t.t«£^ 
.  t,^Thia  c««glrcaaw6ald  prdbably  be|^%'  at^i>j{«Klrt|^theblfettaiv^  lar    " 
«^  JW  adoptiiiff  a  pUn  for  thi:  maiotcaaace  of  tbe  jjloif <hr  W^lifitl  " 
.  tiius^asumed^    tliey  woaulby  attell  an  aet  b«  ^  i  coaiiRlkw  Ui 

offre«c^|!e  propofalafiroaa  Great   Intam  \  $mi  I M$^\Awtii^  tNi 
'^  Hl&iiaeili  f o  open  a  correapepdeoce 'witl|  yottr  tioi0tei|>yy^ ^  flcai^e 
Other  aitl  iroul4  be  nectisafy,  ao^ J^jraifW  «oiif Jl^ifllti"  ^  ***'  "   - 
MMtAt  of  wir  &0fiithe  HiUfaX  ^(«tiiH|,  td^friro^cct^^  « 
J||bt^intfciM«0^  which  iaatOife^ 
mei^t4  ^  Wbat  permanent  co«ne^tioi»  between  Great  BlMltmM^: 
^  aectian  of  ihr  rej)ublic  would  |r^  oiil  of  a  civil  cdmmbtUni  auch  a^^ 
^  migk^be  ««pfctfejdr  «>9  person  i«  prepared  tQ^^cribe  s  b0t  it  aeanttj 
|4^t,aatri<;t.i4^«^9!B.niuat  rasuU  of  aeftatity»    .|p  preteat  tht  ttWpl* 
1^  part)f  coi^e  their  'calcutitiotti  i;ttei;^ly,  to  fffiataaee  j  atw^""^ 
asaurf  yavi^^aiat  thi|  monient  ^ey  do  not  fi^i^iy  fo^taiQ  tbt 
j^ct.of  withdrtiwing.the  ca«tern  atatcs  from  tbe  uiiioa,  lindtn|^  ' 
'  iinpppular  topic,^  aiihbu^h  a  course  of  events  auch  as  rhfte 
n)RQttpi|ied,  would    inevitably    produce  4a   incurable  ajieoailci^ 
I>C^w-Engian4^roin,„the  southern  states.     The  tnith  is^tlie  cQmmqtt 
people  have  so  long;  regarded  the  coostitv^|ioa|  ^(  the  Uolted  3fil|M 

*  Reuolvfd,  Ttrat  the  legMatifre  of  thk^^N^nwealtb  will  seMously  ^a^P 
•late/Wftb  anyof  the.other«tstMV  in  all  <ii|<ii  stid  conttimtional  n^Mires,  f^ 
procar«iH(  >^ach  ameiidineQU  to  the  consti^atbn  ftfthe  UtkHed  Scstas^ss  MusMll: 
ilid|^'|)ee«sft»r^.Mf  ot^utn  pt'ot«(:tloo  and  defonce  for  cominieraa^  and  |chitfti( 
the  commerciAl  yttes  >heli*"  fair  and  iuyt  eonsideratlon  In  \h«  ^^epum^plii 
tbbt^iim  i  antt  tor  nff  rdin|^  petmaneut  aecuf^ty,  m  well  'a4'  jjpiMisent  jpsli^ 
fif^iiii^the  (Vppi*eiisN^«  n)ett9ar«»  utic^r  wh^^  '      , 

Rt^»tvedi  'that  thefbouoorabtf  tlie  president «( the  Seoate.  sjl^ the hanoilit 
«*>le  the«apeske«^rh9hot»^,of  ^eprefefitatliir^t  is  r^QMstid  to  iimimiil  a 


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Dy,!i^  ihU  rt  pprt,  and  the  rranlation^  there<^.  to  the  legiala|iifas  ef  i>acb  ^ 
Wicer  4ca><M,  as  manifest  a  (linpusition  to  cuncur  with  us  in  ii(ieaawr«»  t(|re 
dor  cotntabti  country  from  impending  rnin.  [Afa«4.X)rf/9/^/ur^-->tt 

'i^[  f  |hic  the  plafvitated  by  H«nr«  was  the  p)an  of  theEssiklitota  «^UY 
|IM|Jb.iil(Hiittyfr«»mief«i-eiice  to  Appendix  (C)  » 

I  8<u*  note  oa  6th  psge  * 

$  Th^  Jsnto,  io  I  arly  as  "^pt  I908,  had  in  two  serifs  previoasly  sounded tMo 
public  opibtoh  on  tbi«  HubjeCX.  tht  th^ae nambf rs  entitled*  vh«  one  *'  A  scfa^ 
ti*.*  of  the  States,  and  its  coi^sequrncesto  N«|^|Lngl,  nd,"  signed  *'FA|.Kt./M*i>?' 


^fXv. 


th  th#  B^on  Centifiel'K  of  '^rpi.  loth.  14'  n.fip.  84th,  andrOct.  U\.  and  saj^ 
^  bt'  written  bfrmtdtWi^Jirtt  lawyer'*  in  Boston.  An  attempt  is  mad*  to  wfu 
eile  a  jeHlodiy  of  the  sfntthrm  states  ;  td  magnify  the  abilities  of  Kcw»£i^|;Uiif 
Mjd  Xei^r-York.  and  to  prove  tbit  they  would  be  nio|'e  prnftpert)us  stMri^ia 
#hm»  thin  afiitld  with  the  soathrrn  »iate»    THe  ollMr  emitjed^yha  wabaf* 


^ineei  t>    -I  M^#         1^  yifff  wi'ttit  ivwal"g»sipwti  "  ffWmwvvlf^t  ^ 
:^|f>^^  *f    /B  BMHiies  the  EmUHto  taws  uae<tn6tktttt|twy|,, 

ift!.)%4fl|?%>.  A  ■*'.:/    people  to  i«<lst^eia-4ee  appendix  (D.)^^"^ 


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t^aml  mtttrett,  wHooi  they  would  for  « <|ni«  p^(  aiv;;i)ir 

Wmmmk^'M  ncir  coafr^M  in  May,  at  wimh  tiaie  nbl^pp 
l#il|  aSfin  gMembtir;  r,  Ti«  4«e  aontbi  i\a^  iBieirv«ii«  %ill 

<*>I<i#M  h»we  writtfta^  i  Q«ve  hieoit  xsaiwfaV  no,^  tot  jaakc  my  ioipvcto. 

jaytftU  fcom  »^  tke^yiiMiathm  Mie»««f«  cakuiated  tioiiispit*!^% 

llrM  tftiliti^  4«r«v»  tlietr  power  £ro{ii  ^^Idb^^iiicoMtei^ 
^^lt«%  m^^l  ill  y^6  itttMBC*  tti!d«r.eQiiud8m6(iii«  tlwy  iotwt 
Ip  tU  gemorat  rulet  and:  tfxperrence,  «rHl  wt  UicoMitt«<kt* 

|h  my  letter  No.  6, 1  took  IHe  U|i|B^lb'iibc^r«fimy  opmii 
"■^■^  elTcct  of  th^  n«n*intJi:r<;0|ir|^  ^^  Wteil4«d  lo  ]|e  ^miist^ 
,     l($i<  by  wliich  U.  la^^itifi  liaji/  defeat.  tli«>fid  l^teiit^ 
^ikii^kan  sovemment  iR^^stng  it.    But  atr  th^  abtt  c^toipuiiii 
HUllciidtd  n^ight,  19  its  aM^pl^  to  every  ijlnick*  ill  '^ioteit^ 
i|%o'tild  be  carried  on,  %i  ramlil'by  G.  6.  a  greaur  "evi!  th«#' 
*!*«  tJftjfJi^Ji  courie  might  easily  be  adopted,  wKich  would  de^rh 
ice  of  the^encffifrresuUmg  from  an  iiitercourse  with  Amenca,v^ 
^  any  great  degree*  irlritfaiog  the  mj^ritime  atatet. 
If  higl^  price.  (Q^aH  Am^r tc|a  pi|>diiea  ia  J^raiice  ^caiabet  a4eiii|iw 
lllkiii  which  Biercantile  avarice  wiU  be  winible  19  nwiet^     The  conM- 

fitace  ia  obvious,     fikit  if,  instead  of  eondeniaittg^e  vessels  an4j 
les  whieh  pnay  be  arre^tfd  in  pursuing  this  prohibited  cOtnifP.,.. 
ey  should  be  competlej;!  to  gc^  into  9^  British  povt,   and  tber^  peinsUn 
t^  to  St U  (hem,^  t  t^ifll  ibe  friends  of  ijQgland  ia  tliese  stale§»j«ir< 
Utt  utter  a  €ompbiiBt4    indeed,  I  hava  ihi  doubt  that  if,  ia  the  ^, 
Wl»wa  of  a  lawlat^yoyage,  the  British  cruisers  shoul^  tre%t  |^nt^ri<^ 
A^la  this  manner,  their  owners  would  in  the  present  stat^  ojf 
Ipro^sQ  ukarkets,  think  Ummselves  very  fortunate,  as  it  woq1^«i#« 
t^ii'thc  trOublQ  and  e;ipeflKapflaadiiig  them  in  •  tieatrri  |^art|ll|Ml 

Sift  tbeuce  reshippiag  them  Ip  Engian^aow  the  best  market  m  Ku* 
mhr  ^f  i^odaee  of  |h^a  i^i^ntry.    t>e|;pv^))f^|;i^  ^  ^  V'  i* 

^•^hon.  tevi  Lincoln  «ral  Lleu».0<^v-  sad  Id»  lancibn  ;vasnecepary  to  the 
mxmgot\im%,  the  ciit4«t1ftpto  was  |K»tiMiMtf  uM^liiart  wh»n(f«*/  Qsv* 
iM^  Uke  iipe»  bi«l>!»tfthe1)uanekt  i^legM^io^  t^^fiterim  f»  tlie  Aa^kssii^ 
4or«»Oti«ftndEb|ititi^.  7  -"^  »' 

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-"iltfieBndicrrevteidbitet'ittkd  afso^lei^tf  tlitf  Ji 

inimical  to  commerce,  afid^ofim^tiiknMil  t|»^  ^sia  ik>  tdag^r  ill. 
Viigl  ^ih^  J«|Wt^lMJtft»«sc*iite.  y  #v 

>  iPhe  '•ledljaiw  hgk  tttgan  j  «fld  I  pifatmse  nd^  ^«Wi«te^  ^^i^ 

f.  S.  {oUUIgeyicc  haa  reaciied  Botton/  iSiW?tb6«i-itH¥iN»toi1l|1^ 
4liitl#^fliM^^Mid  ^t^'l^  ittbi^ittn^dJbn^  t<^  the  Vrit- 

i:?^^^feArliRit»  of  ttw  ii6*th«rti  ^mtea  h^va  aaeceed^d  in  ^9»Sifigltfiii 
'/-'J^^^^i^gtm  b^lleVe,  ihiu  w^h  aiich  an'oppoeitioo  aa  thty  »''6iffia^tifa^|% 
■'"'■f-  ty  geiend  ffovemmcut^  awar  mUKb^ *o»»«n«?.to  tbe^A|gg|>illiM|| 

And  might  be  rfcn  too  much*^  trkt  goYcrnmcnt  to  auatalil*    llii      , 

ectewooeiifceia,  tl^aft^raltidic^^W^ 

i^ectiiiif  of  the  pipna  of  ihe  administratiofr^ 

cemmer  cialiiktercburae  with  England  and  Fra|ise««*^  ev  Wt*a^l*ii 
aUtidpiti^ittfmyfdnhcrl^itcr^  .  uk.        •*.    * 

-*^^^r  %hat  tfew  drtm^mti^i  ^^  Congr^aa  will  meet  1»>1S%,Jip  x 
.J  on  the  state  eTefc^iP'andtlie  c^iaj^a  that  m>y  iii  the  #«||| 

ttfl^^lacain  Etfto^.    Wi^  r«gtt^^  GlMt  Mtma^^^^ 

aearee  mistake  het-  ime  policy  tnTelationtw  America.    JffptoctMm . 

^f^H^meHit^oti-tahm  can  irriMttHemarUMei^^i^tht^'lio^ 

moMedi  b€cmethe  previiiling  dispdsition  of  $httem^4n€ratfy'tt 

^^ituketpthigQWrnmentfromhazardiiigUf^^  h^ile  mmUfrf, 

*, „  w.r  between  itln^rilia  «Ad  France  be  » frMid  deaidmraHim^  aoPt> 

il^|i»bre  mttt«  W^WrtJt  imhw!t^  1 

.    a%^d,  ^liich  Will  IfcAvt  <he  dcmocrita  #itho^l  a  pretext Torhoitili- 

^.  'di^/ti|id'Bo^apartey  whose  pMtiont  are  (oo  hot  for  delay  wipptpba- 

'  i' '  My^eompel  this  goveriitoeot  to  decide  whether -of  the  i»fo  great  Mk- 

'"■  -«t^f^-)iftibe'iia.i^Mfliy.  >  --'■':  ^  '    "f 

pend^^t  goreroniehta,  is  an  affair  of  naore  uHcerialnty  i  t(^. 
iMMiki  «  ■**»«<  he  effected  but  bV  a  ietie  s  of  tAta  pnd>le»||;i 
'  ^  >  piM^A^^^W  tfl^.>rriiai»i<the  80iith«l»'and  conciliiile  th«tkorth«iA  | 
pte.  ^K^foWiief  IW^  njHttfltiwrtd,  thttttter* A  c<>Nw^^|i*|%^  .. 
ii64«  of  fcWl^i?Wg  iW  a*|rt^iwng  either  la  too  i)*M<^illf  «lif^^^ 
lliatntiiMir    This,  httin  aware,  ia  an  object  of  much  intel'^at  ia  Grew 
'Britain,  m  it  would  forei<erseci»re  the  integrity  of  W»«lfl««»y*»poi* 
aessioiia  on  thla^cotieiaeitt,  Md  «ak»  the  two  governmeita,  W'^^wif^* 
cr  number  the  present  conledemty  migl^  form  iot<^  iii  tMlinil^Mltftt 


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i^jmKUmmm^,mi^ttiinvn»  for  H  (SMWufmniwkiiMbiftW^e  attenttenf^ 

^^t^rt^Mhvk  ^tki%  mad  ttcitc  parties  in  thif  c(»tili|ryl  than  GrtaC 

fftain  \m»  y«t  I!>et<o#«d  4pAQ  it^     An  unpopuUr  if ir— that  U  «  wtr 

hg:eA  i^ii^^mi  «|i4|*f»i<»dice9  of  one  party  I^ui  againtt  the  c0|>« 

,^^j^jA«  9l%r  pai^jr,  l(iiii«lf>fie  produce  i^saddeascp^nttioai  of  aior 

«4|tctUiii 4>l  ihi^/countk^  Iropi tfee  coauii«>a  head.         ii        u      -    ^v 

At»nj^v#ats,i|c«l(iiiotbeQeceMary  to  the  pr««erva^|»^#Cptpee  mr 

j|||||^%^ai»8hotdiC^  greal  concession  tt  the  frtiwK  rtWiiifilt^ 

iJl^egpeciiUyas  th9  flUore/importiiit  changes  that  ^cur  io  Europe 

l|i^(  render  tt  iiiconvetiient  for  her  to  tdjhert  t^s^f  stipttlatiQns  in  f»- 

,iror.«f«etttral'Bi«nt*nie'o»^ion»f  r  ■■■^'  -f  >  ■'■         ■; 'r -^.l;.?;,  ,^ 

.     i|kt;)|.pi|g^  the  noa-interco^se  kl#  ilfcrdqt  but  a  v«ry>iMn?^  relief  to 

'ifce  i^d^te  etf  Uits  cduotry  from  the  ^rlis  Of  that  enure  jitisp^oaiail 

il  q#j|n^rce  to  vrhlchih^y  haifereluctantlr  BtiSmltted  ihr  some  'timo 

p?|tip^  l^cat ihWrepcal:  oiP  the  embargo  ;  beciiwe  it  Wm  calculat* 

■,||d  to  $kocei«^rate  the  jjrogress  of  these  states  towards  a  revolution'  th«6 

^ji^^e  pi^t  anen^  to  thp  oaljr  repab'ic  that  remans  to  prove  thtJlt 

ilJi  -jeQi^f^viinied  on  political  ec^iiilijcy  can  e^tst  i(i  a  seisqn  of  ttU 

ttltjr  .or  is  calaiUted  to  iosur.^  Hsith^i:  security  or  hap^ioc|F  '* " 

1   i'   V  Bostow  March  S»Al80 

.'^'^rli-Aince  my  letter  of  the  isth,  nothing  |i^^  I  ^^UR^* 

*)li»r%'of  a  cominunicaiibn.  /*..    »iV       *•     .  ^.    --i.;^  *  t 

1 '  t&#it  wtftks  of -nils  m  mth  and  the  first  of  April  ^m  be  ocC4ipied|  In  ll#  - 
3MlWtktt  (iC^i^rAiaiw  aad  other  rtc^Wvfc  blftces  m  tho  How  Bn^and  i^t^tf*-    '  *: 

T*e  fed^Sal  csndi  late  i.i  Xe\ir.fr»tnp*hirc  <«  al  ready  elected  hr;  a  majof ity  «i 
jfttmit  1000  yotes.    lliscinaperitorwfaf  a  m^n  of  large  tortund,  extensive   eon-fi^ 
*^«l^lhdJlniiffLhdlrei6aiintr».    These  account  for  tte  the  «»^«  ,. 

■»    In  CoaaiMSitifiiit*  46  change  is  necessary,  none  is  to  be  appre«MSi^ed  '  *   •    '      - 
w.    In  j^hode-Wand,  it  is  ot  no  consequence  of  t*hat  party   the.  governor    m  '# 
^inem^r.  a*  he  has. neither  ciiril  uor  ijailitary  powers,  heia5.mi»rcljr  president 
of  the  counCiU    :  ,      .  ...  .>.  ',     ^ 

-    In  Maattichiis^tlt  it  is  certain  tH.at  the  federal  candidate  will  snteeed.  - 

Afe#  weeki  will  be  siiM^/ient  In  order  to  detcrraTn*  the  retatiVe  rti*ei>gtn  m 
.fMUties,  ande^vlnee  Mr.  JMndii^on  that  a  war  with  Q.  Britain  I vnot  a  m-asut^' 
.  upon  which  he  darr  venture,    it?*  >ince^the  pl*«»  of  *ui  oif  aniaed  oppa»  iti^n  to 
the  profcctiof  iVIi-.  Jefferson  was  put  into  operation*  the  whole  of  the  I*cw*^ 
leinriand  ^Mes  have  transferred* their  political  power  to  his  political  •«»«««•* 
'  — f  ttii'T^ion  that  he  has  still  so  many  adherents  is»  that  those  who  conlia«f| 
mm^nW  \t$tt  pettcy  of  America  to  consist  In^  the  cultiiration  of  pea«c,  hate  s»*™ 
great  cwrfidence,  that  nothing  can  force  him  (or  his,  successor , who  acts  n|» 
^s  svstem,  or  rather  h  governediby  U)  to  consent  to^  war.     They  consider  a» 
'  the  mena<?es  and  "dreadful  note  of  jireparatloo,**^t^  «  » ?»*i;5  **"**£l'"!S?** 
^*d  <iWjWI  obtain  concesslorii  from  England  on  dh^ap  «*rm%  m«  «jn[^^ 
'mokiUmitm  I  am  rayi^f  of  thesame  ephiion;  and  ate  fitly  ]{*#•••*«« »» 
iuS  wMl&lHsheen  actiilg  gt  N¥a«hioft^  will  termloat*  in  a  loll  pro? 
'  fJMl4  aeiHtVpss  temper  of  the  actora.  .  A  war  attempted  wiUwait 

,^^^  of  bauT parties,  and  the  geperat  consent  of  the  northarnstat^ 

riich  constiuite  the  bone  and  muscle  of  th«  country,  must  commence  wUhont 

t^and  end  in  disgrace.  Jt7^tfhoa)d,>heti|fore.  be  the  peculiar  care  of  Great 

'  k«)fioiiter  divisions  between  the  w>rtlCa»d  sOttjth  ;  and  by  swccee^ng  Jtt 

^Mtm^mmmm  in^  effect  her  own  projects  in  Europe,    yrfih. a.  total  disri* 

\^%Mi^^m^K  oithe  4et»ocr4ts.  Ip.ihis  countr|.  aT  am,  8w»     4>  » 


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*^r— ^I  %evA  to  Mr,  tt.  a  pii?npfilet  f lititled  "  ^iSppVHiert  Docbi- 
Aents.*'    'Itie  notes  and  cotamtTHiim^f^  SfT'ittctk  by  tt»e  ^eprtciii!# 
,%ho  has  written  tfce  "  amalysU,  whlCb  I  ^ent  bjr  atorDocr  conveyance.* 
"^iiese  Wotks  have  •greatly  contributed  to  excite  fhe  fears  oTthe  tiaeit 
^f  talents  and  property  ;  who  now  prefer  thie  chance  of*  fnaintajining 
kheir  fiarty  by  open  ftshtihce  and  dfim^eperkthn  to  an  aliance  wit^    -s^ 
if^rqnce,  and  a  war  withMngignii,    So  that  should  the  government  un-  " 
«Xpectedly  and  contrary  to  all  reasonable  calculation,  attempt  to  'rtvolvif 
Hhe  ifountry  hi  a  measure  df  that  nature,  /^  convinced  fnow  that  thiJ 
elections  have  all  teriiinated  favourably)  lA^t  none  of  the  New-^ng- 
-  Hand  *tatc»  wont^he  a  parti^  in  it.    Sut,  as  I  have  repeatedly  wriuco, 
the  gentrat  govetnment  docs  liOt  serioujAy  en^rtain  any  such  desii* 
:h^r  inte?otioni    Mad  th«^  niJiSority  tn  the  NeW-En|^and  sts^n  continue^' r? 
^m  spprt»v«  <rf  the  public  measures;  it  \s  cxtre.^iely  pfobablc  that  Gre«  ^- 
/'Britain  would  now  have  to  <*hoi>se  between  war  and  concessioq.,    Pi*^,  ' 
"\%he  aspect  of  things  m  this  resi>eCt  is  chsnijed  ;  and  a  war  would  pro* 
^tlifli^  ilK^rairble  atieoatioQ  of  the  Eastern  states,  shd  bring  thewhpl^ 
-ifflsy  iii  subordination  to  the  Interests  of  England,  whose  riavy 
rVould  prescribe  fl««J  enforc*  the  tcrn^s  upau  which  the  cimmercial 
;  atatca  shoiild  carry  and  the  agricultural  states  export  their  surplus  pro- 
'^Nce^  AH  this  is  as  well  known  to  the  democrats  as  to  the  otlicr  partr ; 
•Piertfiwcthey  wilUvoi<ji  a  war.atleast  until  the  ivholc  nation  is  unani- 
notts  £sr  it.   StiH  when  wtf  consider  of  what  materials  the  government 
•is  foro^df  itis  imposi^iWe  to  speak  with  any  ccrtaintjr  df  their  ifteas- 
vilirei*      Tll«  past  administration  ih  every  transaction  f^eseots  td  . 
^eidiad  only  a  muddy  comiAixture  of  folly,  weakness  and  djipUcity.  ^ 
^%«lpllj  by  which  the  nations  of  Europe  have  beenrendered  inert  so*.' 
^laaMcfent  when  they  attempted  to  shalte  it  off,    has  stretched  its  sha- 
dows acrc^ss  the  atf antic  and  made  a  mi?ijority  of  the  pedjple  of  these  , 
•tat»s  altl^  bUnd  to  duty  audi  to  their  true  l&teres^       ^ 


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Ko.  XII.    . 

\,^",*;'  '  '  •  '   '  ^"^    '  llosTONj 'Afait  2t5,  lli59|  ;j;^ 

^(v'^M^iticetay  letter  No.  11, 1  have  had  but  little  to  commiwaicat^i 
'     f  have  ndt  yet  bccii  able  tb  ascertain  with  sufficient  accuracivjh^  r»» 
'0mi^,mvtiti^H  of  tb«  twopartteain  the  legislative  bodi<i8  in  K.  Englahag 

.  •  NaUttDg  sabre  clearlf  proves  the  ccmnexl^  between'  the  Essex  lotife  ai^ 
•B«<itish  government,  t^tin  these  aff^iirs  of  ssmreM^ddocai^ettts.  Ihe  coiitiex* 
tsn  thereby  shewn  Ijetweert  EngUni  ani  t^ic  B«u»n  fediKal  |irinter»««hoiimmjf 
the  public  on  their  guard  jgaiust  any  thUe  they  may  »ay  onjjchis  sabjifrct.  F4v 
whatever  th<7  lay  must  be  considered  as  ©omlngtiom  aiv  Interestetl  party,  ittrt 
alMwt  taisUnn|»  MX"*  Viotiewail's  electioneering  letter  w«b  p«bHsh<rt.  aixl  alntvst 
hand  In  handf  conies  thras  s^ppregsid  dotewments,  wJlvich  arc  anno  a|r*<*  ^T  »  ^f\ 
fwcbitdriac  wiiter,  whose  r«!iidenc4|  in  Eugjand  has  «otii«  y  seta^ed  Uif 
4evotion  tn  rtiat  power.  This  writer  is  tjuite  a  Pro^rut.  but  always  ih«?  t^mtfn 
alwavs a <«iUhel*' tOtkougli  ditgolsed  ask  »>  Renir.irristiun*'  or  h  flrrver  •Jf 
Avalyslsei.  rhete  tlOctfments  wer*  given  to  x\A%  agent  probah^ia  retartil*^ 
Uie documents  fi cm  Mr.  Canning,  puW'ifthed  In  the  Boston  Cen-iuei,  Ian  II, 
whiflj^  bad  ne-  ar  begn  prAmalaatgd'by  our  government.     Compgt*  Mr.  P'ltkcr- 

•^^^iltelloneering  leiiw  wrMWs  leuci's  tvi  the  faut&e  Bpt,  ifttt  iay»'ia«f}iar 


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'  '^d^i4|lrpsU'iy;gtf^«VtfP!t|>^t^  paperiB  indicate  an  untxpected'aii^  ^' 

i^entMcnpilederarmemb^jtra  inthenca^  '   *     '^: 

'  "  t^e  cpirrc8ponrfcnce%tween  J||r.  fir«l;in,e  and  the  Secretary  pl  Sta|f 

|t  Afeashingtofi^.yoa.iWilih^      aeej%before  thU  can  reach  you.      It  hfls 

given  much  satiifaetion  to  the  fiderxtlpatt^  %<fre^  because  it  promiaetti^ 


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e^empiipnjrm  the  evil  ihey  most  fparitd^Cawar  with  EnghndJ^a^ 

hiiiifies   their  partiality  totj^diGr^at  Bright  Toidiph  they  ftiainta^ 

\^as  founded  upon  (tjulicanvtction  of  ker  justice  010  disppsitif^ 

'^mt  preserve pr*^*.     £  van  the  democrat^  affect  to  be  Aatisfied  w'^di  it^ 

caane  as  t^ey  \nvM,\  it  proves  the  ^dlcacy  of  the  re^iicttve  symprnM 

■:\  But  the  great  bene  fit  tl^atwHl  probably  res^Ttfroiii  it,  wi||b^tl^ 

^onaparte  may  be  induce^  tp  force  this  country  |rom  her  neutrat  ppi^ 

ij^n. .  j^afBied  in  his  atteniipts  to  exclude  frooa  this  comtncutit  the  inMlr« 

Hictures  of  Great  Britain,  he  wilf  thost  likety  cot^^scate  all  Americjiii 

topcrty  in  his  dominions  and  defieridencies,  and  declare  war«     Notlih 

rig  could  more  than  ^Ws  co.nrihtitp  to  give  inAknce  and  atabUlty  to 

l&e  Brttzift  parttf,-   The  invidious  occurrences  P^Jthe  fel>f Hipn  would 

§e  for^^tttn  in^the  resentment  of  the  people  againstjl^rapjce  faj^dn^l^  ' 

ould sooh b^  weaned  from  that attachnient  toherwhichis  foun4e^P9t 

e  aid  that  was  rendered  to  seperate  from  the  rnqther  coutitry,/ 

While  O^cat  Britain  wajta  lor  tfeia  natural  I  might  say  n^ ce.|i8a|r 

sulto^che  negpciation,  would  it  B0t  be  extremely  Inexpedient  t^c$^ 

ude  a  treaty  withthe  American  gcWcmraent?  Every  sort  of  evidenn^'^ 

d  experience  prove,   that  the  democrats  consider  ^eir  poliiicfit  a#> ' 

odancy  in  a  great  measure  diependent  upon  the  hoj^Hle  spirit  that ihlijr 

can  keep  alive  t6 wards  Great  Britam,  an4re<;ei;^t  events  deiootiaitntt^ 

that  their  conduct  witl^e  predicatecl  ^pon  th?|t  conyictioa  ^  it  is  thert^ 

lore  ivottp  he  expected  that  they  will  meet  with  correspoi^dingfeeUDgii 

ji  sincerjB  dt»posttion  bh  the  part  of  En^^jind  to  adjust  all  mattera  iti 

\^  dispute.  .  tliey  are  at  heart  hionified  and  di8appptnte4  ^  find  thai  0. 

Uritaia  has  been  ill  advance  of  the  French  g|oyemment  in  taking  ad* 

vantoge  bf  the  provisiptt^l  clauses  pf  the  iipn-iotercpurse  taw  ;  and  It 

.'  they  ahew  any  api.rit  at  the  iiext  sessipn  pfCpngress  towards  Franci, 

^  wilt  be  only  because  they  witl  find  Bp!|f{&arte  deaf  tp  tnkf^ty  and 

Sbi^stble  Pf  pavt  favors  ^  or  that  they  may  think  it  safer  to  flopit  with 

^^die  of  public  feeling  irhi^h  will  set  ttrpngly^|raipsthim,uiyi^M  , 

Iteep  pari  pafsu  with  England  m  a  conciliatory  policy^  1  '  - j* 

:    When  I  begtiw  my  letter .'Winteaded  to  mafc^  aoi^e  observations  ||i 

fylatiof^to  the&oufidaty  litte.^[^Eiei«  ibor  IS  litfeis  of  the  Manuscript 

^  elitsed.^     ^  I  fini,  &c.      "  M.B.  ^. 

Ko.   XIII.  ^ 

>^  *  *     :  '         B08TPW,  nM  5,  1809.  ^ 

»:  Si%<- Although  thie  recent  chs^nges  that  h^ve  occurred  quiet  a|l 

apprehensions'  of  Ir^r^  and  cotise^uehtly  lessen  ail  hope  tfaeeptration 

o/lheetates,^  I  IhinI:  it  necessaVy  totranainit  h;$^ht  iflail  of  each  week 


1  > 


t  aketcii  of  passing  events. 

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I  ItJrtlocaT  ripitfcs  1  have  nptnin^  to  aoci  j  ap^i ^s  (^,.p,jr^p  tjg^lf 

nlide  itt  tb^^atioaal  Intellig^jei^  o£  the  sia cere  dijJ»«iti<HI  of  M 

lS(Ii4i4on  t«  preserve  amicalii^elatians  wish  Great-Bntain,  w  m  « 

opinion  talculated  to  awaken' vigilai|i^&a  dUtrUtt  rather  tlj^n  mspfi 

confideoce»^|  fhatt  (having  nolhiflgj«>pre  important , to  writ?  a^iom, 

iLake  kaye to,?xaTA»oe  his tnotives.  I  ara notJurprAsedat his  con4jtio% 

a!  removal  of  |bcj«M|.inUrcour8c  taw  with  rc»ptect^ 

becaiMC  it  was  »a€(i^«mbcnt  on  h)m%  tU  ^t  of  Congress  j  bilp 

th?  oMcrvauo^s  mide  <i  his  frientlly  ^isppsitioni  towards  Great  Br«- 

^  is  »  qi^t<^«"  Q|f  no  t Jttifc' astonishnfient.     Th^  wh^  fcwfior  of  his  p— 

llicall^  directly  and  Urj^qui vocally  coij^radicts  thema.     Hi»  spistcb 

the  J^itifh  treaty  in  '&9.     ^is  attempts  topassa  law,  for  the  coi* 

aation<?f»  BriiishdeHs**  and  British  proj^rtyf     l«|^  fcoiamerc 

tfeaolutibns  grotinded  ijjparertdy  on  an  idea  olmtVinj^^An^  ^ 

as  a  colpny  to F'rince      HU  pond^iijct  ivlrileSe?r?tary,Qi$^ta,;all,/ar« 

si^  assemblage  of-probabiUtiea  tending  taconvinc«  roe,  at  least,  that  he 

4oes  dot  seriPttsfy  desire  a  treaty  in  which  the  rights  and  pretension* 

ofO.Wtainwoaldbe  fairly  recognized.     It  neems  imposstblet|f 

.  hfe  should  at  once  divest  biroself  of  his  hahituaV  ammosity .  and  fh 

Mrid^  of  qpinloor  wKich  W*  pvcs^^t  situaUon  enables  hi»  to  mdulgtl 

B^t  above  all^  that  he  should  deprive  his  friends  and  sw^porters  of  f^ 

^  l^nfcfit  of  those  prejudices  which  have  been  carefully  iosteredm  tm 

niliids'oftlie  common  people   towards  'Engt^pd,  J .  ^ncl  Whic^  ,h^^^ 

materiaiy  cotttfibqted  toinvigprate and  aogr^cnt the den*ocr«iie  partv. 

Whatever  his  teal  motives  may. be,  k  is.  in\his  stage  of  the  affair. bar  # 


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«r  h«  may  liay?  ptrod^ed  by  the  miitakw  <^f  h»a  ptei&amofijin^  in-  ^ 

ciined^  seize  the  present  opportuwty  to  proi«  to  the  world  that  he  > 

ti  determined  to  bfc  the  Pr«js«ient  bl  a  najioli  cfither  tha|i  the  head  tjf  Ute,.^ 
>  faction.;  or  he  h^is  probaWy  gon«f  thus  far  to  remove  the  impres%km.^* 
^n^\ic  mind  of  many  thatl^e  was  under,  the  inftaenqe  of  France  m  ufp  r  . 
dcr  that  he  "may  witH  a  better  grace  and  on  more  tenable  grOun  da  cii^fc 
»el  with  G.Bri^o  ih  the  progress  of  laegociating  a  treaty.     Whatever 
Iws  motive!*  A»ay  he.  lam  very  ccrtjati  ^'»ft  P*"*')^  ^  *»°^  support  hjns  -  ^  ~ 
m  at»y  manly  awf  gcncroiis  policy.    Weafc  men  arc  sure  to  tcmp^Jte  , 
^'whaagr<sat  events  calltipon  them  for  decision,  and  areslvggi^i  and  m-.  > 
?ijrt  at  the  mort#i;nt  when  the  worst  of  evife  is  in  action.     Tliis  i<  tho  *  ; 
Character  of  lip  democrats  lf\  tl»e  northern  jtatea,    O^  those  of  the" . 

V  ^jbSTOK,  MAT  SS,  I80t. 

.  *  «l«— Mv  last  was  under  xlate  tA  the  5th  iiJiPThe  unexpecgj^  cbawge 

•  ihat  ha«  taken   place  iocqniseqiieftce  of  Mf.  Madison's  pi'OBfipt  acceptance  of?     v 

the  f riei^lv  propowte  of  iirftat  Britain  ,!l««  in  ?he  feeliogs  «jI  fiidittoa*  tsen  *H 

««kU  country,   caused  a  teinpoiakry  susptnfion  of  the  cwf^ting  pai^tiw  5  «»4 

'4h#v„both  r^ardhlro  witb  cq»aV  wondar  and  distrust-    T«ey  all  asci'»e  ins 

condttct  to  various  moti^ft,  but  uone  believe  him  «o  be  in  Baw»«st.       _,£.,^ 

Tbe  state  ol  New-Ybrk  lias  ifetumed   to  the  Assembly  a^  mzjprAf-^^eetfpi  ,^f 

Qiirt¥em  states.    Twa  mouths. ago  tbe  state  of  Nejw-"Voit  was  ^ 


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m^  ihe  fttaieffluit  Woil4  adApt  the  policy  of  that  6r>Maii9jC)liw|9t(ti  Mkl  mT<'^ 
|it#i*^ie  change  l»as  exceedingly  problematical.  '  "t;  "^  ^-^ 

1  beg;  Icrftve  tb  ««|rge«t  that  in  the  present  state  of  thing*  in  this  c<rontry  vnf] 
presence  fianctnttvitwte  very  little  to.  the  interest  of  Great  Brtt*in.    If  Mr. 
£r$kine  be  aanOitioned  in  alKhe  has  #6(>ceded,  by  hisMaj^ty's  Ministetia,   it  la> 
jgMiKrf^^ftary  fir  met  a$  in^cfd  ic  ni^uld  be.  uo4vaiting.to  malce  any  .<ueni|X  to ' 
Wety  Hto  eff  a  the  orfginatfiurfi^ieaofmy  miii*loi>      WhiV^  I  thliti  it  to  be 
ny  dttty  tojrive  this  intimation  to  your,  *  ^*^  ''^  <"^y  ^  understood  thai  I  con-    . 
r^idcir  layMtf  •htUelf  at  the  di%Ms«l  df  his  M«je8ty^yM||uoment*  ^> ' 

r"^/   '      fSf  iT  ^r  nave  fie  ^mav  io  ii^fprra  youfr.  Excfitlet^ci}  (hit  I  Received,  thro*' 
.»  'Ipilr,  Secretary  Rynhid,  yoor  Exceiiency*!*  cbmitMhd^^^  return  toXJ^oada,  and; 
'     ipft^r  the  delays  ifKStdent  to  thw  seafcoof  the  year,.  Io  afourhey^  fh>m  Boston^. 
'    5<a|frivedh«rey«*terdav..  •   ■    '   ■  ,■■•.    s' '      ' 

,  ■    Vim  Excellency  will  haire  seen  hy  the  {Vtpers  cff  the  latest  dates  froin  the 

,    ;^  ^ateSf  that  a  formidable  opposition  is  already  organised  in  Cbt^gress  to  the     • 

I  uia^e  meawret  of  li|r.  Madison  ;  and  it  is  *ery  evident,  tbtat.if  lie  be  sincere  i«r 

,  l^is  profc&siorflf  of  ettachnteht  to  Qreat  Britaia,  hts  partjTWill  aUandon  him* 

^^i^)uy*onemen^bersvbAve'fttreiidy  voted  ag<ainst  arest^^tien  toapproveiOf  wh«lt 

iehal'dimo  ;  and*,  t  have  no  dinbi  the  rest  of  the  democratic  pirty  uriW  follew,  " 
,  jfiilie  example,  as  soon  as  they  recover  from  the  astonji^nient.into  "^bich  his  ap- 
'liArent  ^fecttpn  has  thrown  ^em.  .  ,y^^ ' 

„  ^*  The  fipitscot  hopes  of  thie  f^tlerilists  are  foundadi  on  the  prpbability  <^  «  «tbi  (L 
,;  4l»Uh  France  ;  6tti»  lat  all  evt^nts*  ItTT  this  party  is  strong  an<l  well  organised* 
•■  3^         to  piev»nt  a  war  with  England*    It  would  n<iw  be/siiperfludns  to  tf^? 
V*^e  yottr  Exec  liency  with  an  account  ef  the  nature  and  cxtefit  of  the  arrae^^; 
inent J  made  by  the  ftideral  party,  to  rewst  any  aMemp^  of  the  government  nn -  . 
i^yovahle  to  G;  Britain  ,£1    They  were  such  as- d6  grfeat  credit  to  their  abil*    ■ 

tnd  princ^ie^^^^*^ ;  anlkwuilda  jud^lotts  policy  Is  observed  by  G.  Britain, 
jMcureliermlerests^  in  America  froim  de6ay     My  fe?r  of  indttcltig  a  fatke  sf*    ^ 
eurlty  on  t^e  pwtof  hi^  Majestjj^'s  Guvernment  in  th^ir  effibieut^  and  eventu- 
al snc»BS^.in«<y  Kave  inclined- ine  t^  refrain  Ifom  doing  ehem  that  justice  in  my 
lormer  le£tei4,  which  ^ willingly  take  the  present  octaa^on  to^xpresi.    . 
■    I  trbst  jgtwrr  Exceliencv  will  aseribe  the  style  and  lAanhers  of  my  commttnica>»  * 
tionsatid  thejfieqi^nt  aesbigeities  introduced  jn  them,  as  arising  frMn  the  se*  ■.. 
An^y  t»ecessary  lo  be  oNeryttdi  and  my  consciousness  that  yon^understood  my 
l^eaningao  the  most  dedicate  pmnts  without  HaltiTr^n  particular  explanation- 
b     riaraent  that  no  Occasion  commensurate  to  n>y  wUihes  has  ^rmltted  n>e  to    i>- 
/;:»rove  how  much  t  value^^  the  confidence  of  your  Excellency  and  Ae  approba* 
^liMady  expressed  by' his M&jesry'sihinister.  -^'' ' 

'  "^^  ,  I  have  the  honor  to  be,  Sic.  -^^n 


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I  certify  tiiat  the  foregoing  letters  are  th,e  same  referred toifi  the  lettef  of  H: 
^  R viand,  Esq,' dated  May  1st.  I8O9,   relating  to  the  mission  In  which  I  was 
>.jttttpJoVed  bv  Sir  James  Crdig,  tor  his  letter  6f  instructlmis  bfaringdale  F<*b« 
^^iiiary  6,  W09.  x  (Siened)  .     Jf^'lN  jBENRY. 

;  Mr,  Rtjiland  t&  Mr  J.  ffenry;  Ut  May^  t  tm     ^ 

♦i^t"  VRML  SIR— The  news  we  have  received  this  day  from  the  State^t* 
vrflK  I  itniHgine,  «i>on  bring  you  back  to  us,  and  if  you  arrive  at- Montreal  by  the 
middle  of  Jh»iie  I  shall  probably  have  the  pleasure  of  inee^ing  yon  thci?e  as  I  am 

feing  t^  with  Si  r  James  and  a  large  suit,  The  fAst  tetters  from  you  are  to  the 
Sth  il^pH  ?  the  whole  aYe  now  trarsCribing  for  the  purposes  of  befng  sent  hpme 
Vt^t^  iftef  cannot  faii  of  doin^  you  grtat  er edit ^  una  I  most  Mincifr^iy  h^fie 
(key  tmy  tventtiQUu  contribute  to  your  permanent  adva,ntagt.  It  is  not  oe» 
cessary  to  repent  tifS  assurance  that  no  effort  within  the  cempast  of  roy  pofifer 
shall  be  wanting  to  this  end.  .       -  ,     '        :;  ,        -^   t 


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"^^W^f^wKf^hfrfSfiBrlSp^w^ 


^ftnctplei^fll^ 


the^to,  of  which  </ify  have  such  ^iroud  testimony  in  theietter  of fth  of  Mar«dk 


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■    "         1  ■'■  ** 

,  Vm^  «TiieD^  ottt  tA'j^\W  «t  «he  tdiBa  of  Old  Englafia  truf^Uns  t«»  sileV 
Ti'|ia»ed  and  Accursed  government  as  that  of  the  UnUed  Sm**. 
'^~rsfttt  greatly  obllfW 'tp  yoto  for  tfei^  t^wiljite  yoa  hiive  taken  In  prv^or 
"iN>lw.thoiifth   ifS|&ihf*iUT«h»ir»carcety   have  he«ri  to  loivk  ijito.b^^ 
SaAid  i»  mort  ii©1*»  kut  ihai  I  am  moiinie«ttay,  tnd  affecltonAt^ly,  yoft_ 

~       ^  ^        ^     .     (Signed)  V  ■  H   W.  R. 

iP^  Mr,Rylm4io  Jlr.  iTfenry,  <*rf^^A  ^,  1809. 

4:       Mn  DEAI^  MR^tomnust  consn^r  t^  ftjiort  letter  |  wrptc  yott,^ 
%  the  last  post  as  al|p|pethar  tti|pftcja|l, ,  but  I  urn  now  to-mtim«te  to 
'5ou  in  a  more  formal  mwnct  our liope  of  j^ur  i{}C«4y  retiirii.  a»  the 
^'Sbjfot  of  ?Dvr  jo^rIlcy  seems,  for  the  present  at  l|Mt,  to  be  at  aaei^d,, 

JfVe  have  Loncloti  news  b>  the  way  of  the  r^er  up; to  the  6th  Marcb„  i> 
^which  taWiM  to  a  day  with  wh«t . we ^avc  received  by  the  way  of  th». 

§tat€t*    HfiVtily  wishing  you  a  safe  and  speedy  journey  back  to  us. 

Xlili,  m7  dear  sir,  m^^  ^f^^^^f  T**'**  W   Lr.    *       . 

(Sigded)  1%  W*  f**..  r 

"^^  *  jRave  the  gpodneas  to  bring  myJboots  with  ypu,thoughi:  ah»U  ha«e 
.^little  i|»irit  to  looj:  into  rtiein  unless  you  bring  good  news  fron»5p^. 

*^^  *    •   "' i'&        '  '        '  ■  '■     ^■■■•■'"  ^^'  ^'^'  ■■ ''  -M  * 

''  'Mi'M^y'^i  memortats  id  lord  Ihrrpool  enclosed  in  aktter  to  itfis. 
"♦"^'^       M  of  the  XZth  June,  rioith  a  copy  of  that  letter. 
■;  ^^hciindcrsigncd  most  respectfully  submits  thefoUowmg  statement 
ind  memorial  to  the  £arl  of Xiverpooh  »     j  i.-  »  *"     ^ 

;  i    Long  before  and  during  tM  administration  of  your  Lordship  s  pre^ 
,    fdecessor  the  under.signcd  besWed  much  pcrsouak  attctitjon  to  the. 
-  fttatcof  parties  »o4  to  the  political  measures  in  ihp  If*  S.  of  America^<r* 
\r  (Here  is  ai»  erasure  of  about  four  Uics.)   ^         \ 

h     9oon  after  the'affaif  of  the  Chesapeake  frigate,  when  Hi|^ajesty  » 
Qovcmor  <Jeneral4if  British  Atberic*  had  reason  to  bdicvc  that  th^ 
two  countries  woi^ld  bij^  involved  in  ja  war»  «n4  ^^  submifted  to  his. 
?.|I|jOe8ty'sm*mistcrsthBarra«igemeQt8ofthe  Knglish  patty  if^theU.:^ 
Startes,  for  an  eScieot  resist^oce  to  ahe  General  Qovenrment*  which 
Wbuld  prob»blv  terminate  hia  seperatioii  of  the  northern  states  from 
'      the  gen«5ria  confederacy  :  he  applied  to  Oic  undersigned  tyjnder- 
take  a  oiiujion  to  Boston  where  th«  whole  concerns  of  the  QppjTUioti 
-"".were  managed;'  The  object  of  the  mission  was  to  P^o"}^*"^^"- 
to'ur*e  the  federal  party  to  resist  the  measures  of  the  qwwl  Gey-, 
i«mmefit<  to  ijffer  assurances  of  aid  an4  suf^port  from  His  Majesty^s 
,;    government  «£  Canada ;  and  to  <n>en  a  communication  between  the 
.    leadftg  «ie^  engaged  in  that  opposition  and  the  Governor  General  up- 
'     on  such  a  footing  a»  circumstances  might  august  ^  and  finally  »<>  ren- 
'     der'the  plaiis  then  in  contemplation  iub8crv|«iUto^cyie^  of  Hi^ 
,  ^  .Majesty**  Government.*  '  ;  ^  ■  : '.  "-^i- -■  ;,.v-  .  -^ 


.T\ 


f» 


lasted 


the 


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,< 


/fh®  undersigaed  undertook  the  mission Vwliich  .^_,,_  ^  ^  ^, 
month  of  January  to  the  month  o!  June  inclusiva,  during  which  pen- 
*0^  those  public  acts  and  legislative 

of  the  Assemblies  of  Massachusfctts  and  Connecticut  Were 


passell^'Wftich  kept  the  General  Govetnment  of  the  Vnited  States  19 
check  and  deterred  it  from  carrying  into  execution  the  measutea  of ' 
'  fcostiHty  <)mh"Wht€h;-Gfeat  Bf  itjMW^'Waa^meaacca^  ^-==± 


•  >iidc  the  despatches  of  Sif  J.  9rai|;  in  Jufie  1808. 


c  ^ 


'Mi-^'^K4JII:.' 


jiUi»l|l<^eit^rg|9T«i^oi6iit  Um  iH^^vmmA  of  servkoivwbkb'coiild  n« 

>itttttf»iy  conceives,  be  etttfim^  hi  ^«wlf  sWlliftas  and  pe^^f*  OijJ 

fe  patr^nai;^  aikl  t^jipon  which  wm  p^wil^^ti  In  ln«  letter  dT'Sir  J. 

baig  iindei'  tlatc  o^t^^  S6ffr  I^Qiiary,  1909,  (wherein  he  glvcs^  bs« 

^Bfra^**  that  the  ftitWiit  jcotfeiglbndcncc  utid  poYUi&i  itifotiWatioi| 
'  flfannrlitteJ  by  the  'uhadefslj^i^d  tiMff'n)felwith  A*  paftlctilar  apprbb4-    : 

t|9tt  ^  his  Mojesty^A  Secretary  dfSt«t;  and  iHattfii  eitfccitiott  61  tli^   . 

li^4il#i|  (prdposed  to  be  uftdijrtaken  in  tf^at  letter)  ti^dold  give  hin|^ 
>^||^  i^t  ij^ly  on  ibe  Governor  General  but  on  his  HU  Maj^styV  mij^ 

iiiji**>«h^  tftJ^etifgnisd  basrctied,  and  now  most  reBpectliillv  clalmf, 

llf^iii&Uf^iiiib^  the  E^r^o^^^  ' 

^'Th« jadei^iMedwos^  fespiect|^Uy  t^es  (his  occa^iob  Wstate,  that 
ir  J;  Craig  prornised  hiqa.  an  empidytnWnt  in  Canada  worth  upw.arda^ 
lipc'tbotisiintl  pound*  a  yfear.  b)''  bis  better  (herewith  t'riirtafniitted) 
ftier^^te  of  15  Sept* 4809,  VhidK  heliai  jiist  karmtd  has,  in  const- 
<)t|^ce  of  his  aba^l^ee,  been  jglven  to  af^other  person.     The  ii^efsim^ 
i<^  ftbiibibs  frdm  commfenting  ott  thU  ti-^n^act  ion  ;  ao^  ihinmrfpfeBp^t 
My  aoggfsii  that  the  appointinenfipljtitrge  Advocate  GeneraJ^flHi 


y.- 


^-i- 


ift^  entertain  in  violation  to  lits  s^rvitjiis, 

1  Sir— -I  fale  the  li^ rt3r  to  erictose  you  a  ihe»orial  addresse'a  \ 

'■io  the  Earl  of  Biverpool :  and  hc^"  yoti  will  h^yc  the  goodness  either* 
io  examine  the  docainents  in  yottelice,  tlr  those  In  my  owai  poshes-  * 
nMqo.  toucmng  the  e«tertc  and  tegilimafcy  ofnftjr  claims:     ^  ,      «-i 

Mr.  RyJand,the8€^crctaryri£Sir  J  Gr^ig,  wiiowiii  L^^ 
from  Vw  oficrri  knonryg^  df  th^  transactions  ai^d^  Utis,  ^\\ti0atptii  J 
ibe  memorial,  cim  give  any  iRif<>*mation  re<3^Mt%(!  on  that  BiilyJ w. 

«fe  HAatrtbchOnortobej&ct&cc^'^ 

^  pit iStbv  Wit.  "      Wm^  J- 


'W 


' 


/' 
*> 


•'V? 


Mr  b/4he  Ru  Hon,  the  ^arlof 
Es^.  recognizing  Mr^' 


^^^ 


"h/H 


DO 


ihe'm'efnorial.  tog^ih^r  with  its  »ev<? 


p/,  hy  his  ^ecfetHryi  R^€ 


v4^'^j^^ 


eficiosureSf  which  >^  deljV*^ 


fe^  ISIIf 
Liverpool 


ered  to  me  a  few  days  since,  by  General  Loft,  at  ycmr  dcs\re.  ^T 

*  His  lorilahap  baa  directed  me  to  acps^int  yon  ^»t_  b^  >a9  rcfferre*!/ 
to'the  coirrespondence  in  tbiaoflfiGe,  of  the  year  Jf08,  jiid  f.n<l»  WHt^ 
letters  fram  Sic  James  Craig,  plated  l(>tb  April,  and  JtK  May,  trj^. 
mttting  the  correspondence  that  has  passed  during  your  re|lde|K:e  if^; 


-a* 


-#2 


'3J^ 


^ 


the  northern  states  of  America,  and,ekpTe!V9iiig  his  cqbM^c^  io  you|?' 
llibilicy  and  judgimeot,  but  Lord  'Liverpqgjl .  hat  t^0t  d|sc(|^ered  aii^^v 
=wtsh  on  th*  parrof  Sir  Jamea  Gratg^-  tfea^^yottf-cl^aft*^^^^^ 


tion. 


5  T„   *■ 


should  ^  jreferred  to  this  country;  n<w^'mdcc4»  it.iUupiojti* 


.t,, 


-n. 


,T**^ 


»< 


»Vri*f"/ 


<^. 


KJtf  • 


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Uto- 


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ItTCd) 

iRI  nm-'' 

e$sea  \ 

4 

to  In  '. 


♦  j 


jaiid«  to  any  Icind  of  iKTrangen^t^t  or  agr^enHm  thi|>r  iMd  been  Aids 
||jr  that  oteccr  wiiij  VCiiu.  -   '*• 

t{^(}cr  ^8«  <r|irQDimt«i>cca,  9i>d  b»(I  not  Sir  faOieji  Craig  determhi- 
rcl  «iahHitn mediate  ret^iro  to  khglaad,  it  woutdyhavc  baao^^otd  - 
LlverpotiVt  wisK  ^  have  referred  voqr  t«»ieniortal  to  hi«r,.a*beft»gliifl^ 
*  %;r  enabled  to  apijycciate  the  ability  8t  succeag  #ith  wl^ich^pa^jj^cut^ji 
a  mllatoQ,  underta1ce|%  at  his  d(^siie.     Lcfrd  Liverpool  iviUy  however, 
^]|rauannM  it  to  .$lr  januHi  j|raig>  ^weccsaor  4o'  the  goirftKniili^nt,  ^ith  aib  • 
^.jlwHtrfloct^  ih»t,  frafj|Mlk€Qiia<»«n^  in  ^t>^^^ 

.'«|^|r^  j|^^ thedpial^j^P^ni)!^^  corredpondeiAce, he  ncxM*     ^ 

^inc^d  that  t^&jp^pil  eniplo)^* 

; ..  I^fN€  ^lL|fli^Ym^        f«elhii)a8elf  bottud  to  give  i^e^aame  attwiw 
fWific  «•  tS^^rgtui  \Veltetly,  if  there  is  any  prpblbility  that  it  nHIl 
V  :^tance  the  iticc^iifo^thbap^.f cation  whith  yoa  made  to  h^  lot-dtitii^. 
^^  \  ♦       XamvSirvyouir  most.obedit^ii^httniible'fervant^ .  ^     "" 

(Signed)  ROBERT  FEEL. 

'"[JSir.  i^rtf  to  Mr,  FeeL  September  24/ 1 8t  I.    .  No^tthefamtvetfhan.    '. 
U   ,  aiefpqffhi^^l^i^^firgePrevMt^^^  -    * 


Ho.  VUL  '       LONDON,  4th'sEPTT  Iftltv 
,,      ^  ultiffiat<f  dtcisfon  of  rtiy^ 

oM  We4i«(sley  rda^iv^  tothe  appoiotYnent  which  I  Wa&dft&rroiit  to'bb* 


«^' ^  '^Sii-il  1^|»y*>«t  oow  learntd  the 


J^ept. 


^. 


>*^"i   '  ,-^ 


i  ,ao4  X  hnd  that  the  subiiistifig;  delations  betufeeii^  the  tw«  (;;puo«/  \ 
i^  forbid  the  creating  a  new  ofiSxe  iii  the  United  lSitate$»  auch  ai ^> 
waa^oUcitoua  to  obtain.    In  thta  state  of  thingg  Wiave  not  a  mome^ 
;    ,  .«lp  loae  ipretumit^^o  Canada,  aitdhave  tiik^h  xny  p^ssa^  in  the  laat  & 
-^     :^|iiid  only  ahip  that  ssiiU  ibr  Quebec  thU  $ea»oii.    Aa  I  have  not  tWe     ^ 
ji&  enter  4e  novo  In^e^ianations,  .wiih  the  geotiaman  who  i«  in  youi^    ' 
office*  and  as  I  have  received  asmfemastfrofB  you,  in  addition  ^  to  i^ 
Idttcr  of  myLord  Liverpool,  of  theitiii  Jdae,  "that  hia  LoirMip  wput 
icom  tneod  une  tojhe  governor  of  Can'r»taf for  the^^at  vacaTJtisittiirtron^ .. 
c^pv'  .Ibeg.thefaVQr,oiryou4Q  .O'^ 

itinicndatio^Wuhottt'1088ofiim#ii|^*^P^^*'^^^^  >^    '■ 

C    I  hare  the  honor  to  be;  &c.  $tc.    ^  J.  \ILa 

llbBtttT  Fkti,,  Esq.  ^c.  &C,  &c,  ,         "      • 

Copt^  ^the  letfer' written  by  Lord  lifHNfpooi  to  Sir  ^o,  Pripost^  jur* 
\  ntihedbif  the  Under  Secretary  of^tate.  Origi^iai,  iw  tht  despd^ch  to 
^    thfOQVermvJS^nfruU     /         m/'XL  ■■1^^'^;^>.  r.:^  ^- 

^''  •  ^'  ^  ^ ',. '    -:"•-';.        ,,-  ■'  il&fSiiii©-«TiiEiT,  i«th  »EPTri«iljr*- ' 

Sm-i-Mf.  Hetnf ,  who  wiirbave  the  honor  of  def|^ng  tfe* 


fJletter,  iitife  g^tleman  #li6  addr^saed  toiae  the  meinpTiaf^Tcoky.of 
yhich  I  hcrcwiOi  transinit,  andtowhamih«ac«;Qinpi»nj'iftgl?tter3^^ 
';^r.  If  eel  wai  Written  by  my  direciionr  «  /    : 

^  In  cortaplianQe  with  his  request,  I  near  fulfii  the  asauraoce  which  I   • 
W^^  j^iVcii,  of  ftatiiig  to  yau  my  opiamh  of  the  ability  afid  Judgment 
'^'f^p^  Mr.  Heniy  has  manifested  on,  tKc  occasions  mentioned  m  1^'   " 
%|^orial ;  and  of  the  benefit  the  public  service  might  deriveirom  hi« 
iPlre  ^mfiloj^eiit  id  an^  public  sttitation,  in  which  y«tLthink^pro^r 
'  (.;**  fWste  hitti.       i  iB|ivWrypgrTBp^QbtdieiitrKtiiiible:ttfrt^^^  .-■•-  ■  'x- 


'Tc  Sit  George  Prevm,  Mrti&C.  &«|. 


LlVMtOOL* 


A 

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^^  No.  X.        '  ^  .  ,        ,     ''?' 

luetday  Battninf,  Julylid^  1811^  . 
'  th«,  »pprehef»»ioii«I 

ation»,  is  likely  to 


'C      'J^amL Henw-^Xr  iives toe  real  pletsuic  lo  &» J.  thafe  i 
'  ^^iii  fimnld  with  t-etoect  to  die  fu'filment  of  loar  eacpgtfli 


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myself,  could  rfve  no  other  information  relative  totne  subject  than  wh*t  thtqp 

M6ntai»».  as  yoo  .ahd  I  ^a<J  no  opportunity  of  ^nv  verbal  camaMiiucation  reipt6U 

.iflKiti  tUJiftBr  ypiu:  mwsion  was  ieriOinaie(i,4ina  Inevei  wrpte  ypoatettei*!!^ 

SjbeGovernor*»namCi  ^v^ich  had  not  piiviOtt*Jy  been  &ubi«iiUf4t6^|»fscow«Wft»- 

The  impreBsjon  I  hud  recelv^dVof  your  Character  and   abilmes   made  i^e 

/"fcnxious'uTsdWe  you,  e^Pn  before  1 6ad  the  pls^»wi'e  of  a  personal  atmiaiotace 

»    Vi«i  you,,  and  the  same  desire  has  operated  on  me  ever  since  ;  I  aiu.  thcMsfonb» 

%ilrtrtted<to  Iwpc^tliat  at»y  opiaion  which  I  may  have  given  you.  ^*.^^^^^ 

'   ilttode  of  obtaining  an  employratnt  under  gov.erntneot,  wUl  be  riceiv^  wiUi  UM 

v^  cimdor  iKat  save  rise  to  it     I  thmfcyou  wilido  weirm?er»*,*Wc  a»yoj 

v'  »ropOs«.    I  have  tio  doubt  thai  every  letter'  from  you    whi6ll  bjr  James  tent 

I V  Idihe,  will  be  foufldin  Mr  **eers  df6ce,Ws  the  estAbUshed.practicp  tbereii^ 

4         Sincerely  wishing  you  evcfy  success.  1  am,  m<»5t  »V» »»»»// yf?*"JL«jJ  "li^^^if 
:    /  John  ffenrvf  £^^  ;*,  C^?"*^)  if.  W.AY|.A 


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Ta  StrCiforee  Prevo.it, 'Governor  General  of  Canada,  wtthih  mchswM^ 

^tiattdiOth^ept:  1811.  :/  ^««"»«^'^^-|i 

SiR-Mr.  lienry,  who  will  have  t^e  Honor  of  delivering  tb|8r«,«er»  1a^ 

eenDeman  whii  a^ressed  to  me  the  meiporial,  (a  copy  of  whteh  I  l»<««wig 

iSwKlnit,)  thd-Jtolhom  il&  accompanyiDg  lettei*  from  Wf.  Peel,  w«i  Writ«« 

^JLilSutlpcc  4ith  bis  hq^f,fM^\&  the  asturauce  which  I  have  givtj 
of  luiing  lo  yiiu  my  opial6«  of  the  ia)ilityi^ndjudgm«».t  which  Mr.  Henry  hrt 
^antfcsted  oi>  the  occu»ions  meirtiohed  lo  his  memorial.  «id  o'. **»•,*»«" ff^.fjf 
Siblic  service  might  derive  froih  his  active  employmwtlh  anjf  public  sliuatio(| 
*^—hkb  you  slioutd  thtiik  proper  to  pl»«*e  hinr.      ^     r 

I  am,  ibit  your  most  ob't  numbte  •< 
To  Sir  George  Pre vo»^J|apt.  *tc. 

li-.  Hxnry^iJU^oriaiio  Ltrd  liverp^ot,  ipxJodt^ht  lor4  U^erpooU 
,Ni  ■  ■  '?     Dispatch.  r- 

the  Right  Honorable  the  Earl  of  IJver pool,  the  un^ersigoe^  in«»t  i»sp«t*- 
»  fijllv  submits  tlie  fonowingTJ*em«nau'       ^     _^,v       v ^f 

-*t     Long  bifore  tAxi  ^u^iog  the  acjmliiistn^lion  of  your  l.ord|h|.^w^4«wlK>r, 
4ie  uud^i^  bestowed  Siuchfeerional  attetftton  to  Uie««tt  «^»*»  1^ 

^hSc2|  meWes  in  the  Unilt d  %^  ef  ^^^^^^f^^^l^'';^'^l. 
CHeie  an  erasure  0^  ten  or  iwehrelin«8.]:ai.d  to  uo.te  the  tAn  erasure  hereol 

ij^lr   three  lines]    the  mformatii^  tmn^iitted  by  Ih^  un^efaigned^^ 
{C^jMneV<>aig,  »«d  by  hiip  to  Lord  Ca^lereHgh,   Mf  t  w,j«   HI«'Mp|^ 

Jj^dU^h..^ 

10  direct  their  operaaons,  ahd  transipit  regular 4iiformati<m  ^^  *•»•  •■JJSaSi 
»  toeXavor  to  render  their  plans  «ibv?rvleirt  to  iheintereats  of  Great  Brit^S? 

*     •c^t  *h*^«'M*«^nf  Mr.  H»nry  addrested  to  the  Secretary  of  SM^m^J^^r 


v'-v,.  /'/ 


and  by  lii»  trsnsroitied  t<>  Lord 

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1Ni»  mdf rslsne^  readily  undertook.  tli«!  mUsioiHipHPRit  five  moBtht  fn  %\ 
ifctive  and  z^Umis  dliicharge  of  the  ^tie»^  eottoected  wUh  it  £\q  eraMre  httrs 
if  Mie&ty  or  twenty4ive  Hne»*]  whtcti  detetVed  tike  gefierat  govetament  froin 
#•  >ttrfx>«e  already  mentioned,  tofbraa  coalKt;fm,witb  f  rance4  whUe  the 
lllforitiation  which  he  trammitted  to  Htr  James  Gr«%,  pr<d>ably  Mved  jMl 
troilbie  and  e^pence  of  arming  the  Canadian  militia.    All  this,  the  und^^ndt 

vv^fuvaied  witlwtu  ever  titowtng  his  «(>iiimi«>ion  or  appearing  aa  an  author* 
iM^igpat^roiii  a  thorough  convietion  that  a  ditcovery  pt'  hw  rol*don  wmild 

JKra^^  thd  French    parly   with    the  means  of  destroying   the   infioenco 
W'^^  piety  cdhlerinig  %a  0r«at  BrKatn  in  <»very  quarter  of  America,  and  en* 
ible  the  general  government  to  go  to  war  upon  pupaiar  and  tenable  groJodv. 
<>  Ift  the  i^plteatiim  of  t^r  James  Craig  to  the  undersigned  to  undertake  ti^ 
ifcisdCM  anrptaud,  henys£7*'^Theinlbrmatton  and  political  dl»ervations  re-^ 

<3ipived  from  you  heretolore  were  aU  transmitted  to  the  Secretary  of  State,  who 
iia»  OQiressed  his  particular  ap^fobation  of  Ihe^,  and  there  is  no  doubt  that 
jj^mrafale  execution  ot  such  a  mission  as  I  have  above  sugg;e«ted,  wouJd  gi«# 
j^u  t  claim  not  only  nn  the  soverao^general  (ol  jB.  Amerlcii)  but  oa  hia  MukMK 

Thie  tfndersMpied  b^'tng  now  in  England  on  his  ^rhrate  dnurs,  and  ontbe  eiH 
<lildk|iMi«v«  for  Alnerica,  moM  humbly  and  reipectlally  sitfmihs  t>^is  claims*, 
lindei^the  stipulations  aforesaid,  to  the  Eairi  of  Liverpool  in  the  confident  ex* 

^(mMiPi  that  his  Lerd^ip  will  treat  them  ivkhth^t  justice  and  abecalltf 
iMliiillpQil  ifiveatigatton  the)'  may  be'  toiind  to  merit.  1 

■  inil^  net  be  su^^erfttcwu  to  add,  that  the  undersignM  has  never  recetvet 
in  an^  (mapp  vfhatev!ev-«wy  (Mmpiasativn  ot  patlronage  for  the  services^he  hat 
||radered.  tliisfact,  Mr.  Rfland,  the  Seot%t«tT  of  iiir  James  Cr nig,  now  in 
iboadlQIkr  eaft  vaueh!  for  ;  as  well  m  for  the  truth  of  all  the  matters  aet  forth  mi, 
Ihis  aen^iritO.  I  have  the  honor,  8e,o*  (Signed)  I  H£Nil¥^ 

Jlbmci  jjrt^  Jame$  Craigf  Mtgned  ty  JUR'.  Bytkftf^ 

^l^SS  '*''-' '•  Mott  secret  and  coidMential.  '.-y 

^-^<m,:  '-■  ',.-':■'■      '♦  <^«e*#t, aS/ft  JSriMiery,  180».    * 

«^M]r  Q«*r  Slr->The  extraoirdfiBavy  aitttatioo  of  things  at  this  time  in  the 

'  t|big|U>Oriiig  States,  has.  suggelted  to  the  govevuor  in  chief  the  idea  (^:  employe 

lugyott  on  a  secret  knd  c<Mmdential  mission,  provided  an  arrangemeot  can  b» 

'r^«4e  lo  meet  the  important  end  ki  vieW)  without  throwing  an  abwlute  obstacle 

utfi  the  way  of  ^bur  protessiooal  purxttits,  -       / 

,    tr*  ^^'^  iofbrmation  and  politic.il  obsenratians  heretofocc  received  fhm  ytm 

'#er# transmitted  by  Hfis  Eiccellency  to  the  Secretary  qC  Statei  who  has  fi|f( 

trssaed  his  particular  approbation  of  them/ahd  there  is  no  doubt  that  yotr  nhui 
icecutipo.  of  such  a  rotsaioo  as  I  ba.ve  above  sugnsted*  would  j^ive  you^a  clAim 
pot  «|lf  oil  the  Gov.  General,  but  o».  His  Mi^esly's  ministers,  which  wouht 
JtvefttiiaUy  contribixle  to^  your  iidvaAtage..^  At  present  it"  is  only  ndcessary 
far  i||a  to  add  that  the  Gove«)or  mill  U)irof^l^.y,o«  wMh.  a  cypher  for  carrying  on 
(MiV  corresfgpMlaffCe  ;  and  in  c<»se  the  leading- party  in  fny  «C  th^.  atat^s  W4sJ|> 
fpophn <s ramnUtoiratloa with  «hi»|oveffiimeo]t» IheM  yi»<i<t HJ||MI' td  QomnMn* 
pVMmtHiHHighyoa*  lawtli^ 

'^^    \tififtt'*»«^)v  >         / ,    HRRil All  W..  RYtAjlD,  . 

^^Mfn^/^qs^fAe  guneral  itutmuiion*  ghfen  <y.  SirJ^ime^  Oarr.  fa  iA^ 

9|»ni«Aa!i|oa,hA«aso  tea^y  DnderUfcea  th«  servioc  whtclvl  have  s(^geat«i 
jtMt.  ftalihely  to  bii^  auended  wilh  much  bent  |t  to  the  public  iateresCK  \  ain^ 
re^uesi  that  ^ih  yourjsajrU^  convcuitojoy  yoijk  wMl  precred  (Oi  Biostoa„ 

k  :^e  Letter  Ko  t  of  the  series  tianinvt^rd  by  Sit  J  Grait^  tf  thf  ^nhivM 


tratttt,  UHdrr  date  Feb.  14,  1809. 
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l^PXiTiat^iti^t{,\ht  I  recpmnifiia  t«  your  attefrtlbn  la  the  tMNivor ill 
'  iin  the  moit  ««ciirate  UvforAation  ol  the  ttatl^  ol  ftffftirs  fen  N^duH  pi^rl  af  nnr. 
do,  iHidi  from  »ts  ureaUb,  tke  M|M|!|^|t^  its  liUMblt^o^  «HMfc%*n«wnrittK^ 
ligene^  Mid  4i^i  kjr  of  MiYeti*  9«  itiN.  Jt»i«iigi  ineft«  ieomf%  imHiimH^  o<m»cs«^x 
^»$id^rftble  influencft  pvjpr^  m^d  frili  ituMed  iK^^^ly^  le^,<tfce  4»wher  Ew 
lipices  ol  Ainerlcii  in  theptrt  that  *kity  mmf  Uht  aithb  mpm^m^tfiiiwm- 
^4Uo(\t  pretend  to n^Siiitoii^  to  yo» the mwie  by  ttht^yon  ?»ili bAlwtly^^i^:^ 
ibtilip  t||i»  important, ifejE^rm^iVifi^    Vpur   o?ifn|ttd|5|»ent  aidth*  «ortiit«tl«f||r 
>-*|y||f  e  fbr«n«d  m^^  -■■"■■■    ;<   .  ■  '  \.."t* 

«^!^^  gperal  t^rm*  wmealliMr*  ma^e  iiat  ol  to  t^acrlb*  ihe  €*jects;  which 
1  recorow«p4  '"'^  ypur  awcnUdn^  i.tiM»c*Kiely  aec^sMwy  to  observe  that  Ikicliidte 

fs  lUM  k\  r«M^lie  optplciu  both witli  re^gard  to  thitektefTAti  poi|tici  and thfc  p«>- 
bWiHty  of  »  war  with  liDglaod  ;  tlie  comptrl^lve  attrAgfcsawd  ^i«w«  w 
the  {tl»it  j^artiies,  mto  which  the  couatrv  is  Awti/BA^  «iid^e  i^kw%  &  dei^lpft  o& 
'  faft  f^ich  roaV  ult^  -*>s> 

'1 11  wf'^^^*^^^"'^'  "^  th^^^tern  Sti|te»  shoutd  bo  fi,«ecr«tfu1  in  obteiiillgiliili 
flffMia  wBwnpe  which  may  ^nial^ihiMntf)  direct  t**  pttbltc  o|>iiiion--It  i# 
libt  tmp^MMe  that  rather  than  nubmit  to  k  cnnttnuance  «r4Ne  x^OettUieA  «id^ 
••   r,e#:itf>  lirhieh  ^Hty  i^rc  now  Kobject,  thcy^il)  ilcer^th1i)l  influence  to  bfiftiit 
At  I  IKPARATXov  c>f  Tut  (BftNKi^AL  UpvxiHi    T^o cftrKettlnf^iMMioii ot» 
_i»»ubj[setin8i/p^i<»f  «X***5M""P<I'"®"C®  !'*>  o«r  |50irerf»iiMc«t  i  luiH  ittai!  it»ai»^a»' 
iay^iWf^  infofiif^^  fiirjhcjf  wiwKti*  ««*  aja  «iffnt!o«ai  o^to  Snglaa^ 
^r  «9»n^4^  arid  be  di*p<wp  t«pBtf«r«HUt*  m  .^mnnum .  Mtk  u8^A^# 
leave.tAYO|rX«|dnie|itanddKcf^t|0|i,    V         (9igttea>  »|  ,||,42M***^ 

'  rr^j^  Vtter  oUhstrttctfom  ia  long.    Tbe  a^v*  tre  the  piiiicl^^mri»i«^ 
V    fe^^tpt  aitoiecil»cy-3  ,  ...--r-j—  ■\^:?:^#i>-'-,5v-'v  ^  ' '*' 

-  ^xirtcii  pf  jettera  oF  re««l  fnoiM^lAi*,  Mitt»ion*iii  ctMH^iHe^^  th* 
iirimi^ement  enit¥€4  iltto  Imb 


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iMf^i^hM^Hmitk^^ii  SifWSi^Mt^^tdtti  States  will,  I  imagine, 
^  soon  briofyou  kael;  toes.  Thte  HiiSt  lettfefi  received  from  you  are  to  the  }3th 
'  A'^ff^Tm*'^wtt'4  irehb^  transcpbinig  to  be  ^cnt  home  il?he,re  th?Y  c»fmo» 
nHi\  v.f  eit0H$  jiJW'^p^t  credit,  fcrtd  H^ititoaliy  cohtrlbut^  ^S^i^^iyj^^^fe'Di  *^ 


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««J»  Itrnfyt  Ute.  >      . 

t._  :•.■■,.:.■       ^^■■'  '^^  ■■,./.;;:_.    Ith May,, 1809  , 

I  am  how  formally  to  tntlmate  to  yoorbgijr  ho|)il  djfybn^  Return :  T^s  the  onjeclk 
%f  v«|i- «ntMit«  tcteWs  fo^  the  presint,  *t  leprnt,  \a  be  abandoned.  Sihc^rttlr 
•#l!»M>»ft  yoll  m  aaft  and  sj^i^  llkitnkf  hitck  tti  6s.  1  am,  kc^.^^    '  .       , 

•«;  J.^«<iry,  Hiq  (Sifhed)  H  W.  ftVt^gg. 

%fftft  ^0^«  */SAy  9C<i  U(f0rfro7^  Mr.  Pt^'i^i  Mr.  Jkmty^ 


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Won.  DK  WIT  CLINTON's  S|»gtCH 


4  -  February  W«9  l 

!^^ .  •»  I  BFXTEVE  tha«  virtw  and  Viet.  S^l^ohi  ^^>^,  w*  |er 
Jj^lrHnt»ed  wmoi  g  partie«4it  preportien  to  tfr«frre1s<t^MKt^lh  apd  nu#i|N^< 
'  t  beiirM  titaii  thefrttat  body  of  #*ery  pwty  tn«ith  te  iO^rlglit,  ahd  Ifufly  sitcbi 
with  A  celebrated  writer,  that  the  people  are  never  wron*  In  llwir  septtfifKt 
in  their  epiniena|Oft«i.  Bit  t  de  tiit  mean  to  Mf'mpt  ftbSi  6«i)s^ltf  IMc  ilspi 
rate  liadcrs  ^  a  ];>rflfli9ata  cotrapir aey  againatthe  gciid  ol"  dor  tsd^M^^  ^hkn  'n 
this  sU.impOftMit  pettnd^rfr>c.a*ttrhit  the  Wl  Aiatids  stiivW  dbCerd^  t^n-wtejfc- 


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MMiMI«i«Ni)^4i«a'a blowat^a  riimi  ptny,  oor Wit  eonifiiiit  t<y tHH^Mtf 
liMI«f%]iromittttit%divldiMi,    It  Mkn^f  ft  noiw  dAilf^^tid  ^¥«»tiiiNMii  «^ 

tHspel«lt^»,  kii&w»tBba(  few,  Umtth^  pro^  of  a  tli»Mtttib*rmBin  of  thif 
,mmtf^  « llafc#flo««l||l»|^  growing  out  of  reciitit  measoitr  effhe  it»r«#iiiiiMii 


IfefeksHif  y«irs,  %9^ikkm  motitiiibefure  the  (l*s(th  o£  »  dilihl|E»fl4h«l^^ 
ffhwe  4cGe»s««»(iMt)ly!  «xeuad  tlte  puHt^  M^MbtHtyt  tf  «^f^«^«tt'  fo  liMif 
ll0fi»i»at#trfre«t  taieikts  in  the  iM-^atiMft)4  of^l^  fi^f^ibtt*  )iaitm»i'&  ^  %i'( 
hsRoc  be  it  ^kot^cB,  it  was  t^e^^  j|y^  y  w  Aritb  aOHonreiie*  ahd  dittfii^.  Snthe' 
oltlMiaMirftpafieraof  Ke«,S»#fitdhiiii^«t  «u«iiit  titnt*  iif^MlM4^fi|Lit«%^ 
AtfUlle  dociritw  in  eiabOfifiiMivys,  a«d  tlie  s&iwl^  appeat»  to  b#  #irll|h^^ 
t»|iiwltftt^tti|.«]qilQsittf»  witich  wHl  everwhalm  us  UithaU  ^^jt  hoffoyr* of  civil 
w*r.'  It  QaiHi«tbeiU(f(e8aar)r«&lv,  to  •Kpai^eoil't^ie  oahOnkiet  whiolstwillr^ 
siiilt  from  a  severance  of  the  Unicm  I  cannot  pktui'*  to  pf  fiti^^ttatiie^  s^  iMatSi: 
«r  evil.  It  will  be  the  oiienin^of  PMiilMMMl  t  !te*»trtonfileV-adc«  ariayi 
«d  in  hostile  form  against  e*ch  oth«»t'1l^f«%«r  iiffiuetiob  IriAKMl,  i^tr>  the  %ery^ 
Qf m^of  the  body  poiittc ;  iiijarKius  tntftettoMt  and  v«3catii»lf  fergOUkPftill'  <m| 
commerce  and  tntereourse,  standing^  arfhiefc  tWi\  wafsr  military  dit:sp«i^sm^ 
Swc^^ltf^^mjrthe  deplorable  litaatiqri  of «tsr«oupti?y.  it  thissUte  p&nkuuit)^ 
«kffi||^p«i^mr  she  terot.  willba  a  bor<tietin|^«Hitei  &  exposed  to  the  tPCatesl^HWI 
J'»<'y'  «|*|*.K%»*»ns  tru^  io4)ie  w#sterni  MHHhem'  and  midtJte  stttt^sy  s)»r  witf  bi 
boundaa  it|rl)»tee«f^he  states  of  the  Eastern  eoDfcdtfrat^.  If  shejotftttbetBasttii 
f»eitODts(^eik««iil  bot-der  on  sooie  of  the  states  of  the  soedHen*  eoi^^retie|ei 
Our«ot»iQerciai  empo^uai.  the  frieat  depot  of  the  commodities  AetT  rtade  of 
|P0reihaaoiie(yaf<if  the  Uatted^lSltates,  and  the  greatest  mart  of^re%(t  com*. 
,l|iei-«ev\|iUbee3cp{M«dto-phK)deraiid  coniribuuun.  'gm  n&rrew  tOh|«tt  ttf 
land  which  ruas  up  from  the  southern  extrennity  of  the  state,  would  be  liable  at 
all  times  to  be  overrun  by  a  supu'jor  hostile  fowe.  And  after  having  travelled 
through  a  sea  of  blood,  s<»me  dartne  adventurer,  some  Ciesar,  some  Cromwell^ 
or  some  Bonaparte,  would  1e*t*  fhl  gov^rnnsefit  i^  for«e,  t^nd  reduce  us  and 
ottr  posterity  to  the  rank  *f  hk-slavel  My  Wood  frttits  with  horrdr,  and  ev- 
ery feeling  of  rojr  heart  revolts  at  Uic  (Jreadful  prosricct  May  God  in  his  infinity 
iMSCy  avert  these  disasters  fr^m  oar  be1ove«  country.  Should  that  direful 
time  ever  occur,  ot»r  sky  will  be  ens^||^  p  |;]|pm^|um1^^^ 
sun  i>f  Anftericm  glory  willfet  Wev^™i:.,.       ,  '.'■     .      .  ;;    C.  J-y^;^, 

Look  sir,  ^t  th^e  storiQ  which  is  ga^t^r^g  in  the  f:aj|t,  its  clou4s  arf  t4aiM||d 
heavy  n^d  portrptoug.  Look  tk\  the  resolves  ef  several  of  the  tn|vn«  and  evfir^' 
the  (Mpitai  of  Massachusett*.  0|ie«nfe  the  di»org»nUing,  ia^obinical,  sevlitie^ 
and  traitqrps  spirit  which  perva:des  them,  ^'h?  iegift^twres  o|  the  dMbrent 
i^tafei  are  invited  tq  array  themselves  against  the  general  government.  The 
veilr  iiten  who  a  law  years  si6<:e  were  the  strenuous  advocates  for  meltlMdown 
theataie  govemiiieats,  for  a  strong  natioaa  I  txecutiye  that  would  maUmiJInthe 
ttoioe  of  the  states,  for  mi  energeUo,  absorbing  natieiial  govennnent,  that  would 
«onMtil  and  reguhtte  tbt  pentrtfiigal  fqrce  of  the  locargovemmtnUi  these  wm 
ilw  n»w  Ah«  Wj^JIwpanizajos  <4  state  supreipacTi  «he  devoted  friends  ef^  statt» 
lei^statuit^  Toe  i^toluiions  of  Bos«oo  are  9)f^e  seWUibus  k  repmlnuis&ki  thae  n9» 
that  were  passed  at  the  time  of  the  Western  insurrectten  on^e^jntylYaaidr  end 
they  ene^certeinly  hitended  to  iaspure  a  spirit  of  treason  into  the  protjeedlngs  of 
the  state  legislature.  We  are  told  that  a  special  session  ul  the  1e|^kl#in#  df 
ComieQticui  U  to  be  ^a^  It  thie  a  link  fif  the  same  chaWi  t  la  tlwaVWrt  of 
the  lysteiw  of  severai^ce  ?  Is  this  ^he  ^qwnenc^meot  of  <#r  Mrihtpm  C^/#4- 
f ^cf ,  which  was  threatened  Isst  summer  ?  It  hi  (Inif)  ii  is  hig^  tl«ie,ihal  l,h|s 
j^at  state  should  come  forth  b  all  her  strength,  anfi- exhibit  a  decided  froot, 
|udtaaefeOtaitktt4e  in  fAvor  of  the  vioUted  mejesty  of  the  lavrs-*lt  shota<V 
froMp  late  inaiiMecglice  theCjUilines  and  the  Boegias  of  our  country  i  it  ihoiad 
]l\^r  l^i^''*  *^^*  ^^^  »i.on«e,  itat  »hty  hiM«  no«l»i«g  to  expefxirim  «• 
Jut  decided  o^sl^ion  to  a  dismemberment  of  the  Unloe.  I  trust  ia  Go*.  " 
that  a  er^et,  e  COTnnaandirtjr   majority  of  n"£  Rasterft  bfgthr^ 

liiMl?es7w««r  country,  and  tUpSiiifrfty^    I oaenpt bel 

.  Sw  iiUMlient,  ae  patriotic,  ••  pure  Hi:  NMrftb,  and  a  people  whaliive 


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^Tmpotiiion  10  their  owu  k  clieriah  the  pritidpJen  «jf5saMihgAM«»tfem.«ali»«l!^, 
KdcMl  iiir^d     I»  (ti|r«iH»t reiMon  111  «pin«eh€i»d  flitt  tlierM* wj  mtUB^: 
it«fnilf>^^WtiiBHrtigMexfe«Kglind  tt«  Bria»h  ministry,  and  that  ton^ 
hitoeiiee  h««  «tnick  lt&  tlcmdly  ro^ts  deep  in  that  pertipn  of  oor  countrjr  f 
B«Ww»tk»«rfC«|i«ii«*«l*Jww»dw**Mpiant  tetter,  ihe  tiotont  decUiw 
^diiftWkvor  of  Oi!tatBrtti»iii:thftiefvitc  viodicatioii  of  h«?r  meattuwiowa*^ 
Seiywt«d**t«lei»  a«<l  ev^n  of  th«  attack.  <m  theChw»p«aiaf«h«wi»««>*«»»^a 
Sividaa  tlie  itrwrtrfH  .if  »igliti»«c»  **^  *«w'V</o**.  andevtaceir  deadly  slant 
Ur^onetett  «*d  «d.«beriWw  mt\h  a  ft-teign  government      The  leader*  of  mew 
Si^<»  orttCMdima  are  witli.mttk«1kj(iW|«|Cf  «l«xc«^-.Dnyen  fiom  pw^ 
wS^iiliitnant, voice  of  an  injared  pt^,  a^  despairing  to  re|rain u  byi»oi»- 
Sti»«»iisjtkef  appear  to  be  governed  by  the  tame  unpriAcipled  «ci»yo)ei»«% 
^  t^tuated  by  the  affile  hellUh  prlnc^ptea,  whicfrihe  fi-«a*ett  af  fiUKa  ajM 
M«rH»a  to  the  deceiver  of  W«hkind;  .    „„  '      '4 

n  hiSedone  alr-t  have  diacharged  a  fipcat  doty,  which  the  Ifltwttlon '  ^  t»^ 
imifitfy  dcm-inded.  I«hall  call «(«•  the  ay«*  and  nay«  on  *«  ««»o^"«^«**-}  °5* 
4&er  t  not  wiA  a  view  «f  p«rplexiiig  any  member  m  glv«»g  W.  vote,  forTtoftdif 
liope that  every  vo*ew«l»*|it«»t|SM»^^  thato«*-Mme» majbe 

^er  fowett^  6r  remembered  ohly  in  the  hirtori*  page— when  ^wi  *»»o^»r* 

llere  aMembled  thall  live  o«?y  In  th#  metiwry  <tf  1f«*«^*«^*5*»PiJ!»  JrJ 

,1#ieffin  occarirta,  m^  in  th^i  «if*itftil,«ri»ia»  mty  ht4»i«  ilSk|fBfl^M  »«  Jwf^'?* 

'itNt'ljiyiiirilii  Cir<:tj)ari  of  0«ai»orii«,  the  Secretary  at  War,  to  ftitO»v. 

Wipt»  g^fcg  aeveral  Statea,  requeoiing  them  to  designate  ottcera  and  trojP* 

to  cm  the  throaiaof  thoae  citiaens,  whoni  the  Collectors  should  suapectt  wli»d- 

fd  to  ittvada  the  scented  Kmbar^  Lawty  was  tranamittfd  tc  fits  Cxcetlenctf 

..  j^ATV  Air  Tilu«BULi.<  Governor  of  ^the  SiaW  of  Coonecttcttt,    To  whici^ 

WttltthiedtheMlowi^gww^^  ^  ^       Centtnei. 

pSf^t^lAnrecciTed  your  letter  oftlic  lath  January,  coovey- 
'<.  Int^^ib  tmittmiK%%  of  the  President  of  the  United  States,  ttui|«»c6fn« 
3  #wder  ih^^iielQf  the  Militia  of  this  State,  I  woold  tppo|*ij«  tel^ 
1*4  'piimher  of  ofllcers  of  our  MiUtia,  to  whom  the  cotlejet^ni  «»#  t^ 
^'lows  ulav  vpply  fbrwiHtary  ttid  p  certain  cases,  whic^nw^  »A#> 
0  Wtll9>il^(««^^diil^y  |br  pompeUUg  obedience  to  the  laws  olf^iwyiUpi 

>       l<!  I  hMhidihtaiit^cel  of  (his  Inquest  undet'iny  inost  aenotis  «i^ 

f  |^|ilii«  e«m8td«r«^  ;  the  final  reiolt  c^  which,  I  now  have  the  hop 

•^  ||i^  to  comttt^i^jite  to  you.  »'k^ 

._^      ^1  have  rcQejCted  that  tieither  the  constitution,  nor  etetotee  of  €li» 

^?  Jloile.  Iia^iti^^^  ^  comiMnder  in  chief  of  itf  Mitma,  anf  «|thi^* 

Ity  to  maff^d^  appoietm^mt  of  oflkert  aa  has  been  rec|i|peii4  » nor 

.40etwt»i<iferf»tiQn  ut|a;e«t  to  me.  any  authority  given  tp  t^  jPresi^ 


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rre^lfor  iK^  more  rltorc^as  e»Corceni|c«i  ^i>»V«^«^^2^*' 

SSW^  citterns  <^^*«Wt^a$<JJf»  i^^ 

^^ot  sJ^pr^s*  mv  deep  anmtciy  for  tl».e^«ii«»  it  m»y  1*f««^«; 
«Iiit»gKt»»abadd,  that!  cannot  be  induced  to  rtf It  ifly/wj 
tiMitf  to ^e  piibjic  tey^oWribnting towatda  placingsuch a »«r|0^»  P^m-^ 

ape  in  all  Instances  to  ^.ipase  the'fullen  '"'"''^^^^^^J^n^ 

ISMi  their  individual  act*  and  mea«ttrca,  may  ttOfihray*  be  ttO<wr 

^leTcKaVation  of  the  best  ntotivea,' and  when  their  proceedings  in  c*- 

ecdit^n  of  thh  law,  will  naturaMy  tend  to  put- at  e«jw me  hazard,  the 

.     peace,  I4v<i»,  property,  and  dear«t  right*  of  ««^  ]«»?!f-«i"*^^'    . . 

i^iion^  before  me.  my  mind  has  b^o  led  to  •  •«*-'°«  •^ .  t^*=J°^ 

4letcrnitnatton  to  decide  a  compliance  with  your  r^qoeat,  and  to  have 

BO  agency  in  the  4^min»ei|t8  i^th  the  Prciidont  has  be«n  pl«»V5« 

^^Whills  nike  the  liberty  of  thns  dccKning  iWi    ageney;|Km  wi« 

pleaaed  to  recollect,  that  on  all  former  occajiona,  when  69n»timi^ 

»Ucationt  haire  been  made  to    thia  State,  for   the  e«out««iof 

fjiwittifwiitf/UwaandrequUitiovof  the  Union,  the  proniptnude 

tadineaa  of  their  compliance,  have  mertti^  Mlid  '^^wVcd  the  4ip 

"  witionif  iiot  the  applauac   of  the  general  adminiitration  ^  lheU» 


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.£tttenantV<rno",  and  cdmniander  In  chief  of  *»»^  <?:«J^»7«tK!^*f^ 
liSir.  m^l  and  »;;conalalent  with  the  PHnclpka «f  th jej^^^i^ »  J^ 

atory  to  tt>e  hoBw  of  both  ofBcew  and  $oldter»  i  sub#«rilve  «  »»«  flWiitia 


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*  ^^n  whif  h  i»  re&pewfttlly  wbmKted. 


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?ff -^f  l^^'^l'^'™?*^*^"^'^'^  •»-»»"»  "««r  principal  pilQUfsWrwch  .fesieia. 
=c,ry ,ng  the  dest,»at»on  ^llecige^J,  4d  the  pla?e  wherf  tSVe^eT^  S  SS' 

,^lSft^  "   c«lonles^%fe„ds,  ot^  oettfeinen'-s  afomaid,  such  v«ssel  Sfte^tt^^ 

V^ll.*^  "^  r^;-*'^,?"'  ^»Shrt*  *«*  t,  depart,  athfer  li UaSasr dr  witt wf^^ 

Sitr  "^r  '*\^^S»*(y  ^'KJ^^'^'i  i«  *"f  h  vw^eh  ana  lo  proceed  to  inv^uajJ^^^S^^^ 

if^i*^  V  *"^  *  Pa^>urt  for  such  pyrpo*^  £ll  bfgra  ,S    Jo^Ke^ 

eaEi»c«ate  in  their  a^s>.ef  to  ifae  Qo^^rnorV  Sp«e^,   rtSJ totky 
^  ^  .  ppc  lea^e  to  obuerve.  thai  thoaA  ..:»i.»«  ^2!-u  .?!^ 

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^J^MwtMon  wouw  onthe  pIrtQf  the  p«opl«, l>,j ,  ^mm^SS^^£^ 

^h«  House  obseiwin  their  ftni^»er^--«  We  art  anw(tfiiic  to  bcHeve  th^iJ  ^ 
4p»dnriiion  of  Kcntirjiem  can  exist  amoiie  the  New  p„Jh.\,'i  ^»  ,    R^Ueve  t{\a| , 

.     wicKM  enijigh  o  consiioe  a  dupinitiaii  to  support  tlut bonMjiuiio.    .„T„_ 
wr,.tlw  Union  hv  <t  wmperwe  V«i  firm  "poMii™  "^"ri?i!?lrtr,S!!' 
i.Mttoth*«r.tprhtiplt».„dpi,fpo.MofbU/n.oawSJMlid^^  - 

r^i^ofc^r^'^tr^lXu '  o  'l^'i^  -pinion.  ha«  tK>  ri^  t.VcSl^  i h! , 
tiin^rT^  MJCUon  of  ihc  U*ion  to  the  pr»judit«s.  pmriialltie.  cr  C9t*Veui«,c0 

/J*V^erf«!rti^lji^^  «oi>«|iAn  thft  general  principle   that  i«  a 

I^J^^viS^  ;';!«^         ^"  '*»'^  ^^'^°  P^»i^«<«».  v,e  select  the  ^ 
•  r^rSIJl.  If' W^^  *""*'**  '^"*'*'"^*"""***»>«   compliance  with   the  wihhea 


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on  tb«e  iflft  a^^«tnes««s  which  it  is  out  o4  ww  jpcwer  tt>  relit  ve.    ThcixrfA**. 
S^ISi^**  P»<e*«t¥«P««<»  «**«*»^^»^ 

who  will  soon  have  il  in  their  power  to  unite  the  whole  sovn«unc.»tWthie  killed' 
w^ora*  Joi.H  fiflrort,  withtalw'f  w«lfcts  #tK»Sept«i-^!^s  and  ob^««3ts  art  *lrt»ilat  to 

!^iK«V»»fiiattliBRCtoft«^€<m^ib^^^  ?«^fl  << 

Hie  nwth  day  o*  lanoarj^  w  4b«  pr«siwit  yc«fi  fd*_^nfbrci«|  the  at*  Wr  J«. 
SbaTW»iand  the  «evwal  act«^si»0pl«nieiita¥y  thereto,  i*»  *«  }^*=,<^P]"^!i^VS 
^ll^^i^;  'tnttmSf  i'wpftct«i4»^^  ttp|nfW»l«  ilnd  mtcoii^titd^ioAal,  AJd  ttf?; 
teiBUWi>iodinKO»  th»CHtiBt;nft  of  ChSl  fitfttfe.  '  „  ^ .  *    -^  «  «*i«.^_  • 

/^' VjH  Q^.  0^eV«e^it  we  *ii*e  «!««  f4tto#1.i«  -W'  Tdthit  ejd,  ^  C^fU      , 
k*s8  reiJieiiV.th» «wttii*«»?s  mmA  tt«  «»*vihtl^  with  Pr*»tice.  forbW  alt  co|f: 

^^•Thui  whenever  a  petty  officer  shtttKt»«oond  hardy  ^^^^^;^l^^^k 
%a  «iGctc|tt  ihe  withoftiWiCQiiferr^d  %^>*»l*t^^H««i«^W^^ 
Siarorthe  state  will  be  humtrttd  in  *hfe  dust  ;  <to  it»  govcritnwnt.  most  vintli- 
:imii*^  ^  f«»«  **^  difiSki^f  *nd  its  honwrr lti»d  may  be  co«ie^ati*l^')W*'WWd  ««i  a 

^"  xlSWlslJrtai*  canjaot  review  wit^t||lh«<nio8t  painftrf  e«»r  ti«rt9ih«  mtm- 

*^,  ,wi«M>i  t^  «<>s|  gi&oiny  appreheasioils,,  tuilU'uipliWTp*  pv««liW«!  «««^  - 
tiieno*»of«MMc««rf|t»ce  »"!*nosetn«asurea.!'.  "  ''  .^ ,  „..-t^..yt^'^ 

~"  wW  can  be  done,  when  tnewholftC^*«iittrthyw*ie»»tkc»^^  ^ 

i««^PPOreil»d».  1d44i^s  4^al  and  iiermA<ier^  ijtei»r««»fM^i*i« *nd>i«ger«l  / 

.when  thealSafration  throagW  P?^»t»r»^"»'f«*on»  misapprehension  ofihe 

teterM(»ofthecc^ti*«  «r«'.dettheAiaut^^^  < 

^e  nation,  ori'ndjiepavtiamy  tQ  ftn<«h«n  «dnpt.  ^^^}'^''*'^^^l\f'XT^ 

*«  i«fi««t«i  policy.  ^J'Vch  arrett*.  all  tb«f.occii^t«>««»  iH>d  di»tftr6i  all  tl«  re- 

' lationioAbci^y,  and  by  sappiuB  the  foundations  4f1|.divitlu#l |rc*pe»tyjdmk*j 

.    *  S^tfcSJSjj^S^^tesjifrj  in  m.  JMBbt  of  God  the  ilntetr^J^  :«*'^S^«^ 
"    tafthmrbt  W%he  uoitin  of  the  statt^-ijii  their  determinatk**  to  C"*;^'*".*^ 

•  Wcfte|tj»tev«ry  ha^Wivi»»ti)  rt  ahallft^iitapectafe^t*  thewtht^^bl***^ 
#  which  alone  give  value  \o  »ny  form  of  government.     Tlwy  have  at^fcigntiClvtlW , 

:fneB9Ure9r^f<»«*YWioi«»nttle«^^^l^^  spirii oi  ani*»6Mtf ,  or  A«e*«;*«o 

•  expose  them  to  oWoquyand  di8gra««»  but  with  a  Mirge  view  to  stop  th^-lr  fear* 
-ecr-m  a  oourife  of  measures  to  wWch  it.  i«  physicjilly  a»^^«H  aff  nrorafty  itw^M. 
jflble  for  tlw  people  at  this  ccnimpo wealth  nwjcn  longer  to  anbrn*.  ^^*"J'" 
Wntinatitm  w4U  prrtkably  satisfy  <4»r  «»n«i.ttcot«  tkat  lesfr^ouid  nfld  «^fiAn« 

'^  wjwttltot^  >M»U  tl|c  eiai^Qf  oUr  fellow  citiaon*.  nor  more  wi<4»©«t  »%tli8#ft*» 
''  \^>a.^fofi»«^  rnistal^  0  acts  yt  C^JteSreWt «"  uUimnte  resource,  s^i  deeplyj*. 
f  b?i»SSuti:4jKM  tll^  cwea^^teb  »i#A 

to  the  imaginaxion,  until  they  actually  happen.  ^^  iLi4«*Lui-*„» 

■  ^«'  Wiil<HJK»<*Wtaf«rtr  iutiWl  u^^  t*«tr  ngHtt-  to  waro  Hitif  W1««w«<5rtl*«nt 

■  'ofritfkpli«»»tt«ti<Mi«l   wts  andiilbUTpiitlont  of  the  n  «|oi»«l  go^emliieiit  j  an* 
\     wkile,t*ity.inhulailit  rtme,  re<Mlilyackno*led|pjth» expediency nf-essrrei^^ 

,  ins  tWs  fltkt»^j9t«Blt  «^t»e  «»tf1kitcd  to  «ilK«-of  l^atnaiiunttl  ^"^^"^^^^ 
'    but  ia»i«*  to  thfc!i^*#kM»  to  <<e«a»imi/f  that  ttie  present  i|»W  of  thts  eomtuoti* 


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I  ^    Ijorary  renif tfy,  you  are  «^ibit  th^  ii  o-msorrepce  from  the  praMntm^ 
jS^^fci;  *"  ^  d<«^rw»  *IMMHI  bed«c«iv€d  bf  tniUing  to  «y  »oi»^ 

The  leisiilatiive  are  awat«  that  their  akeaturea  and  tentimenta^W  ciKoti^ 
iMr  ©MKineiit.  It.  prOTajathig  the  foul  Imputation  of  a  £iasn  to  dbmem.  - 
tje  Unloa,  «ut  wlwo  414  It^rtjr  PMtliei  mttii  n  thtem^ toexctte  popula*  jit, 

f^E^Il!;JS.li^?fKw'^  » IMteto  oecM!»ih^  t^Hle  leglrfatare  to  apply  ahimne. 
^     ^S^^ S ^''**" ^ X**^**  *H P«^WtiiieM complain, and V^ich  iweW 

*    !^^«^»  »H^»«*e  »n4  fatiVtfcoli^  t»dernew  titles.    But  they 

#  Ji?nf??*^JS-l*''*  ***'  *V",  "^^^  **»*  !^«^  thfemaelve*   that  cverreS- 

f^.SlJLSi^'^J^'^^*^^^'^^'     WiSTihe  adi^Bcatea  lor  Briihh  w 

J'   ^,*»*  <yntemaera  of  commerce  can  calculate  upon  your  divisions,  they  will 

W    f^J^^*      ^***'  ••?  *'»°  preaiimptuoua  caune,  and  rely  upon  your  covemom 

Sire  ~P**»*""^"y«****n««»»^»V  your  oppositioot^^  ifi. 

11.? ii^SS?^''*  V***  5'*^/':?  fWtpiredio  break  tfediftina  imposed  b)^ 

Wal  and  mistaben  policy,  and  ibM  all  tiie  coutfttittlMl  authorttiea  oC  Nev^Cil! 

"   land  we  iwited  iu  sentimeot  «nd  purpo«ie/*|?*  *'****^ 


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i^rwpi  the  ^^•ItUkm^t^iHdmukiH^tnntinginQhm^  Coui^ 

itlf 'i^lflfe^SLi****?  **^  liie  most  important  pro^hioM.cS  the  State  Co».ti- 
^tion  ii«««rM«i.^iolated  ;  tliat  Coogtesi  undf  r  a  pretence  of  reanlatbig,  baMk 
iwmhilated  commei-MT .;  that  a  atat^ding  army  hai  Hm  rafoej  anFttoSf 
jMiartfrpd  among  ««  iu  tiro«i  ofpttiliiundpeace,  toeitlbrQe  at  the  |iiii»i-«rS 
^^©oeftht  nio»r/|rriwjf|w4lawa ;  that  the  encroachmcatk  of  tbe  iSnS^al  gJS^  ^ 
^imment  upofi  the  stale  goveromeatt  ought  to  be  stimils  o#gen^l  tbiiHi^i 

vneKir  sTAVca  to  asenaeof  theirdanger**  -^ 

pe*olMimM»»^9*»mttiinf  in  Kewbtiryport,  in  the  Co^$v  «f 

L!*  *T?''**''  ^*«»*  ^««"«^r  tlfc  acta  laylMg  an  Emburgo,  ittid  the  ^^^.^ 
#0U  «up^lemeotarv  therejlo.  and  more  espeGiallv  the  last  actT  as  uncun»lituti<M^ 
^^rl^^lf'lt  "PPre8aieer«iaihut  we*ecomineod  that  aH  legal  steps  be  uM 
'<^  firevent  the  executtm  ^jf  the  mimf-  Z 

^'Heiolvtd,  Phat  we  wiU  not  aid  or  asaisi  in  the  execution-  of  the  eevertf 
Bmbargo  law^s,  espeeially  the  last^  and  that  we  consider  attlhose  who  do,  a« 
vio Utot »  of  ihfc  Conwiiunon  of  the  Umted  States  and  of  tlm  Com AoA wealth  i 
und  ihHt  Jhey  be  considered  as  unworth)^  of  thecmifidence  and  esteem  of  lh«ir 
.fr  ^^"*^*****"*'      '      '^  '. '.■••■■^^'  *■.'.%■?■" 

'#*t  -«f»Wvirrf,  Tb&t  «e  do  not  consider  it  the  doty  of  any  aohHer  to  sU  Uli 
iMilt  in  cany uig  mt©  execiitio.^  thi^at  Embargo  law.«  ~ 

.  mMlutiontofthe  t6vm  o/  B^Aioi^MHed  at  a  tofHin  mating,  Jan.  t4,  l»ll# 
•       Mteolvi-d,  1  hat;«re  will  not  voluntarUy  aid  or  assist  in  ihii  execution  of  til 
a^t  pits^ed  on  the  ninth  day  of  this  mouiih,  feretytociug  tlie  'sevtral  eiPbarM 
Juw$  ;  and  tliat  ail  those  who  shall  So  asatat,  in  enJWciug  upon  others  lb»  U»^ 
irary  and  unconsiijtitional  provisUmn  of  ibis  act,  ought  to  be  Considered  US  «««hi 
mm  to  the  const uuriou  of  the  Uniied,  Sutea  and  of  this  Mate,  and  boaule  «o  tbfe 
Itbeiites  of  he  fieopie.  ^m 

r,  vy^M/ne*^  ThHi  the  example  given  by  ti»t  vet^m  soHUev,  Gem  Uncoil^ 

mA  ^fr^Hdevi^Uag  p«tnot»,  in  i^signing  uflcea  Intended  to  be  prostituted  «i; 
auuseiV^'-tht  |»urpQ*ri»  of  oppimsingihe  ciiiaens,  and  eufnrcln?  arWtimty  edictH^ 
«^ht  lobe  rtS^tcd  by  all  public  officer  |  and  that  tbe.  inhabitiiM*  ^  Malfc 
mb?ic  w^elfe^^^^^  honorabj?;i#frtiice  of  iudinc'ttu^  UoM^ttjiut  ^^. 

^^^r^MiX'^ 'V^ssfd  at  Boston  were  advocated  by  Hon,  Samu^  9«)aeir» 

j'gf -y  ^"         ,aigu  t he_8ttl4ecL  in  the  Dijittict  Court,  but  IwLHafecfei^  m 

~l|PifWm«  ^pu:.ue  ot  Boston,  catbcr  than  the  Suprtiuc  Ooori  of  Uic  U.  J^, 


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^■^    .f'^^f^'^'^^'.  Jl,******  Cent-Scp^ir,  1«08,  after  eomparinr  t 
itrenf  th  of  Virginia  with  N^w-Eiigland,  he  t#s  ^-.♦*  Wearetensibte  that  ca 
p^risona  of  this  sort  may  appear  tdvidtous,  but  our  fears  have  driven  a«  to  t.™»^ 
«jcani2^ion.    Btftrayed,  and  on  the  point  of  being  sacrificed,  we  anxtoasty  e*i^ ' 
qnire  if  there  it  any  h6pe  left,  i(  any  means  of  preservation  yet  remain  ?  W,^''^ 
wand  hke  a  man,  who,  perceiving  an  enemy  appraach,  mll^ktng  his  way  wit#  ^ 
a««trttction,  collecU  his  spirits  and  efttimates  his  atrrngth  and  resources,  bes 
£|F%h%0^4es  whether  j|e  will  beg  his  life,  or  make  one  eil^t  to  save  it.***  '*; 

^imj -I  i^   V    :.  .  ^l^-^M^DEM'*  in  Bo»ton  Centinel^iaui^^'i^Mt. 

v^Now-England  is  approaching  an  awful  crisis,   but  her  prosperity  may  y«^ 
be   retrieved;   her  dettihy  ie  still  within  her  own  controul ;  and  her  hardf  "^ 
sons  must  now  decide  whether  she  shall  remain  humbled,   prcstra^e,  debased 
^the  feet  of  a  haughty  mistress  of  the  Union,  or  whether  ahe  shall  at  lebslli^ 
atoert  her  violated  rights,  ^nd  vindicate  her  insulted  hoiior.    "  The  time  ha| 
ftrrived  when  every  man  who  values  the  commercial  i>rosperity  of  the  northerh 
■**!**•  ,.T**T***^'^*^®"^**^  wealth  and   strength  of  our  domcstfc  enjoyment     ^ 
SSifl   *   .    importance  may  and  ought  to  join  in  protecting  that  coromeice 
iwraitheunjuiit,  fyrannicjal  and  unconstitutional  oppressionsr  of  Virginia  "  The 
jimisequeitec  is,  ihaVthey  cannot  be  regarded  as  laws  (the.  Embargo  liwa)  # 

£lIill*jL*S*hru^Jf ^  **f  *  "*l^°^^^  whaiever-    "  What  theT 

ijour  fBMedy  ?  WhWt  ou^t  to  be  the  conduct  of  every  good  cittze'n  ?  *  We  pat 
«|^  «lfe»tioij8  to  the  Legislators,  the  Jurors,  and  the  Judges  of  New  Biwland.^ 
L^  S-Sf  *^  ^^^  certain  that  the  several  a^tsfbr  laying  and  enforcing  tlj:  pres* 
ml  Biribargo,  are  wiconstitutional  ;  that  they  have  no  validity  and  no  force 
jhaleveriT  m  that  they  are  not  the  law3  of  the  United  «/a^«wThe  questioti 
tnea  returns,  what  oiight  to  be  the  measures  of  New  England  ?"     ^^If  Virginia 

♦Tf.  uT*""***°"''",!®''"y  Virginian  would  prepare  his  musket,  and  *« 
that  his  bayonet  was  sharpened."  *  ,     ^.^ "    -^  ^i 

«^s  perpetual  Embargo  being  «ft»6li^rtft4tio.iaielte;fSi^1;;iu  l^ceii^ 
diil  5fJi  !2  '*°""^  ?  '**8*'J*  **»  **"*  "*y  *«"^  his  produce  of.  his  merchan- ' 
uidtSrti«rt  ■  i  T?"' '"        ""*  manner,  as  if tfie  government  had  neve#! 

^Pt from  the  Speech  of  ffh  Excellency  Gov.  Trumbull,  to   thtJbt 

^   '^^^h#*,     ..  il**^^f^^cofConnecticut^Feb.2Z,  1809.  ';'      4   -^ 
•^«r  will  be  useful  tor  the  Legislature  to  take  a  view  of  the  varioua 

r^  Lk-  r^u'^  *'*?'^  "^^^'^^  ^"""^  i^rtiediate  relation   to  the  Embargo,  but  orhS 

JS^.^if ''*  '**^"  «»d  ^w  ""d*"-  th'^ir  consideration,  aflfecting  the  rights,  fnl 

■»^#e»lre,  and  even  the  peace  of  the  iwtion.    Indeed,  it  would  be  twW^ 

fpr^e  general  good,  ifthe  State  Legislatures  were  often  to  cast  a  watcwS 

eve  towards  the  Qeneral  Government,  with  a  view  candicfty  to^nsiderT  aiSl j2 

STccedii  oTa?^  '^^It^'>''l  P°^'"  ^^'?Sate^  '°  ''''  United  States  VrTiS 
Shich IfS  ™I  .^iJ^u*'''^'*  ?*,"**'  ^"  interfere   with,  or  coi-nteraci  thoS^ 
tli^rectil^^fT^^S^^'^^.P^^Pj''^'^  ^'*"**'  own  mnna^ement.     When  ttn^* 
Ulf  d  rect.«.  of  a  whe  and  prudent  discernment,  a  temperate  caution— notlil 

^^.ti!°"'  ^^•'P^*"*^"'  *'*^^  an  examination  will  alwa^^s  proved  Cholesomt 

_J«  On  the  present  occi^sion  it  will  be  unnecessary  for  me  to  enter  into  anv  uarl* 
2;^blt^ku^^''*l!r^P'''•*"*'^'^•^''5s,  or  tJe  threateatng  arpec^ol^S^ 

J^r!^^I,r»Kr    *'^V^""?"^*l"»^  "P**"  "»•    The  ^"dividual  feeling*  and  exp»X 

J^C,wm  »peak  the  private  distresses  which  have  been  pr.tlacedby  tSseacTS 
S^'XlI!h"'  *"^°r*"°'  '"'»  five  you,  gentlemen,  'a  cS-l^ct  View  of  tS| 

teTuVil^lM^       ^^^pmrmy-ofiraowailtlfft  m\tl  fFom  kny  oth^rquar^ 

dLm  an.l*^^£r,*^  "1,^  »°«king  with  anxious  solicitude  and  hoixe,   to  the  wis? 

^    i^A^'""  ofthe  Legislature  oftheir  own  choke')  and We.^  coRfide't 

swnc  mo^  may  be  d<r  vised  to  remove  the  pressure  under  wllteU  they  wm 


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it  ArcMot  MilferUe.   To  iNmr  collected  wkdoia  and  pmdence'they  submit  4lic 

s  -    task^AlMt  pay  it  not  be  hoped,  ^al^ wWcAr  uoited  efforts,  under  a  temperate 

,    '   di4<^««t  4«A  irni  oonilderMSiAn  of  «li^<itlwti«n«  aiid'cii^invtancmit  we  mav  be 

Abl«\  bf  the  4Mitflneefr^  OtiNM  im  t»  fikHH  tHe  jifit  sii«l  rteiiMMibte  «kpcijt«« 

ti«|,  ofdw  fellMf 4:itiaeM }    W)iOiie««i'  mt  K atlOital  Lenslature  i«  led  to^«^et4f^ 

,  Jesp  jM|0pre«0rilKdjioitBdi^  their  Gonttitiitloiiftlpow^   on  the  Stetel^egisw 

.'     latorvt,  tn«reatenkei^ncieSfde¥olveff  ti»«ardiioiMUfiEi««tt  it  then' Hgftt~.ili 

^  -    b^pomet  tMir  dtttjr^  %y  interpose  their  protecting  thieM  bctweei)  thj  r^ts  ari^ 

41  *^^^*<*  °^  *^*  P«opte«  asd  the  esMmied  fkiWer  of  the  General  C&oiermNflt^ 

,  P*  Seirwal  |»»miHi<»iiQns  will  nowbe  imdii  for  yd«r  ^  conilderaHdrii'  ai^ori|^ 

mth^^  ^^  w^obgeeve  a colrretpondence  between  me  and  the  Secretary  at.wi^^ 


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the  United SUte^Mlie  particulars  of  thiscoifrespo^enpe.  with  its  object mii|. 

'  -^8|t  ea «k)r  pan>  wl»-dMibtleaa  gain  y^ur  most  seriotia an4 solen^i  attentioi^ 

r  deliberatioiis  on  this  momentbus  OHecasion,  may  the  Divine  Wlsdbiii' 

fotottle  path^of  dtttf,  amd  lead  us  to  the  happiest  ri«tllrs  for  thegen^" 

't|«i  peace  aada«»xrlty  of  the  peo|«e*  ^.  TBUMBULllv  ' 


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j^feltowlnrD^osition  accompanied  the  rep^  cf*Voe^ 

*'  t%d  tielau^M»  tohwhom  was  rieferred  the  subject  uf  Itenry^s  Diaciesu>'e.    , . 

•^^  Coimt  JStfward  De  Cri/h^,  #«wn— This  deponent  .IsfmM^  ifci 
I^MMy -4ie  dined  with  hrm  at  J^.  WeUesley  PoIeTa,  .in  &ptei9Bjrberp    ji\ 
a|iiafiterwar$8.atliordlT«raioiatbV;  met  with  him  also  at<  diiSere«t    ■:, 
£lfitiionahle  dubs  ;  depoifent  feU  to  with  Mn  H.  •abaeqtteiktiy'  1^  •#i' 
ddcnt  i  depdneat  p«oeitred  a  pawagc  far  4^merica  with  capt  TtiU^^ldf 
the  ship  Nc  w-  Galen,  of  ^stoa .  at  the  New  JLondoa  Coffee  Houae«  |i|| 
the  day  ^l^winis  lie  vent  to  Portsmouth, ,  but  befort  hla  .4«i(i^ 
ture  be  received  a^  latter /torn  capV.Tjraey^y  coi^cbed  in-tbtt  fatl0«# 
iDg  terms  :— '♦*Sir,  you  must  go^o  Ryde,  where  yoit  will  ftitf=  •-  g*«H»* 
tieman  called  cstptaini^ Henry,  waiting  tor  the  New  Galen  ;  I^ballsroill . 
^kbm  on  dioie  for  both  of  yoiN*'    Oeponoat  wetH  to  Hydi;  btit'dbl     , 
ind  captain.  If  A  there.  Remained  there  a  weeba  ahmd  before  eapt. 
Arrived.  Capt.  H.  d  d^y»  afttr  his  an^al  £^!  aick,  he  kept  bia  ^d 
days,  diinngwhich  time  he  was  ofci^ndelmous,  frequently  tut«^)i|i|^ 
fljip  name  of  Lord  Liver  pool.    The  d<&pooent  having  two  aerviiiii^ij 
iJHl&f  them  attended ^n  Mr*  H.  during  hi«  iUnessM^he  «aas  i^iaft«#i|il^^ 
>M  prPowelV  of  Philadelphia,  a  Mr.  Wilkinaon,  or   Bickaom  of'iitf 
Kigali  arrii^,  a6d  a  Mr.  P^rftiii«*of  Boston  j  li^  lieceived  aboyc  20©;. 
fronpi  a  Boston  house  (Hin^insoo&l  in  Finsley-Sqiiare,  thal^hftil^^ 
stopped  payment*    Hp,  refused  to  t^e  the  If  t|cr%  gi vingr  tbciit/^ 
t   fUMIi  captain*     Mr.  B.  Waa:  sdso  visited  by^^Mv.  BaghoU,  wbo  bro^ 
;.  hi«  ktters  from  Sir  Jimles' Craig*.».He«ry  reftiied  tq  recdvc 


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ers—lie  recovered  from  his  sicknesti— Kleponep^occupyi^lhe  moa| 
ble  houae  in  the  place,  Benry*s  physician  asked  itic  £v4Mf  o$c9m 
Imt  him  till  Ke  was  leady  to  e mbaek.    After  eight  weefc»d|i% 
,_,  tlk^Ndnd became  (air  and  the  vessel  sailed.    The  day  Mim^ 
^,  d«plii*t«rc,  M^Bagholt  arrived  at  Ryde.  wiih  letteirs  from  hotii. 
EtverpA9(^  to  Sir  pebrge  PNvost«  ihnd  to  Mr*  Henry,  who,  when  ^|, 


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Hi»  ^pt«vtd.t6<  b»  quigH  «fi^  aAl'nniMtolb  rom  Mr*  ^t^fulfl/ 
retaraed  Uiat  night  to  l^tyjiip  ^tlKit#«ai;ii%te»ye>  Bui  iM  illii# 
coaUoff  fair  the  iicyi  aiDniittf^iethifi  anted.  M f*.  Bdiiwn#|tM«  iMr 


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akhtf^^about  10  o'clock^thfc  wiuieas  ¥raar«^Hdag'Oirdetfk  «i«dl  dilget^ 
c4I||^^Iieiu'r  mcc^t^d  Hi|ii»r-^*  Gonot  Ciilloa,  (taid  he)  yioti^  fl|N# 
ft^  «||i$i^ce  ill  uif  r  yd  u  «N  lAihippr^ ;  confide  fmt  aeri^Miri;  I0(1 
B«.tMilte  KUEin^  thAt  dvponem  made  Mni  III  p«i*t  acquHltftwl 
h^jSti^tio|i*— He  repU^^^^tie  eottfideaoe'd^aervei  anoiinn^f^  ' 
nia^^leUr  you  itr  attuation^  ,  X>h<vefb«eQ:veiy  ill  treaftd'hy  th^  ] 
gm^6fain^nt— 4r  wai;  b<|f a  m  Ireland^  4t  one  of  Hhd  Im  fMfciir««v  in  fhir 
country;  poor,  becaoke  a  younger  hrotheiw«|  «Mnt  ib  Americtt  m^tli' 
e:^pec^ions  from  an  uncle  (Daniel  McGormiciiir  £ai|.  of^  Itf.md^ 
who  pbitMsea  a  large  fortune^  it  old  and  wMOfar^edr     Wrtn^  |fflB^ 
feution.||>iring,e»ae4  froaa  that  couiitry  tifany  of  th^  n!ir|k{t^tf39#li^^ 
lte»<l&^«igcew  I  married  nigSy'^f  that  ddacii|tiioti,  ivlio'dted  ah^Mtf 
tiii^iAai|^t«ra  #tthottt  a^i^iihe^ra^ntiea  to  the  Aiaerlcan  jotn^ 
ttue^  «M;thrdUgH't$^  influence  of  ibe  Qntish  minister  I*  ipaa  appoint* 
ed  a  Giiptain  of  artillery  daring  Mr.  A^am%^  0mhifilr«i^    W^USt^ 
caaMVMod  M  Pprtlaod  and  at  the  fort  near  ^l^,  and  #fiHeiit  cbtti- 
mtvtonrtl  <#iw^«iii^kiva$itt=  c^tieHtng  n  meeting  Qr  iosurrieciion  anibi^ 
tte  itaMiei^y,  awd  duj^h^^  I  gawe.^  -*      "^ 

faeti^.     Bift  ptn^ceivihg  there  wat  no  field  for  my  ambitioiif  _  ^ 

ed  an  eatate  in  Vermont,  near  the  Canada  Hnfiv  and  th^i^  ati^ied  itf 
for  fiye  years  withbilt  stirring  from  Uomtk    i  detested  r^piibfidkljil*' 
venftiietttiii  nttd^f  fiMed  the  o^^»per$  wi th  esskya  agiinai  it: '       '      1^ 

BefKiii^nVa^^,  th%t  Heni|p>rd  Kim  in  the  course  of ^iaintir#ii^ 
id^ch  he  mentioned  yesterdays  that  the  severity  of  hisatrictnrei  l«'^i# 
pwbli9  priiMs  ngatoat  repubKeah  ^oV6mmem'attratEite%f  tli^gtttiitioh'df 
lUfrlNiliall  gevemmetit.  ^*'Sh' Jamat  Griig,"  comimiftd  Md;  **  be^i|p^ 
de«lMiia-nf  ii|^ct|tiaitit«ia  He  invited  me  to  Quebec,  where  tm^ 
tui^iJmi  Iiiii<S«t'irentto  l>fontr«aK  where  every  thing  jthini^  to 
l^l%and  alt  I  had  to  hope,  was  disclosed  to  me#  I  went  afterWttrA*^ 
t^mton4  whei^t  established  my  titiial  rii^sidenbe.  Pwt^  iii 
wi^'nUthtf  ftdfil^  fiointed  out  to  me  hy  the  aretiti  who  vmre  u\ 
fiifijiNkm  I  jteHre  "^^in^  at  tite  ek^hinge  coflEee  hoiiae,  gave  lai, 
parties,  made  excursions  into  the  country,  and  rectiv^  as  #rd«!r^^' 

^^^^^S'^'Lft?"'  ^^^  J»«^»  ^"'ff»  to  disperse  <>f  the  fl«et  at  Hn^fi^ 
•WddftK^^ps,  to  further  the  object  of  my  missiooi  if  ftqinr^ 
My  devotion '^6  the  cause  was  extreme.  I  ezhiifsted  aU  ig^l^ids. 
t  sp^nt  many  predwus|eara.in  the  etrvice  ;  and  wat  advlipK^fr^. 
teed  to  Londoo.  The  goycrament  treated  me  with;  great Ji^deai*  fr 
**^'^'5^i*^a**!ji*5"^^^"'*^**«  i  ^^^  complimented  with  a  ticTCK 

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spent  all  my  nwney  and  pre8ei«l«id^S%ii1»4rl»r  tetribattto,  fli* 
ent  atttmptid  IP  chfi^en  my  «?rvioe^  r«mf€h^ 


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tf  JOiiilali  iiii%el£  fro«i  niy  embfttTMsiag  coniiesiloii  I 

Aiiif|.^4«^  %  i^r  ola  paMage  to  H#iS  m  doe  #^ 
0f  ;«P»ri  and  dettrmiaed  to  live  ptl^^fy^i^mm^d  Jt  IStyde, 
^.   !i»^;W*Hf*^tfei  i»tvati«l  thattSii^  trf^hc  tX  Statci 
Thit  tsdMCimse  olyo«B'  oMetiiig  me  at  ilyd*4«^  ^s, 

"-ry  fiyMiWl*  Wartiagtt^  Md  stopped  MTdilkiian't.^ 
law  n^    l^»nerwar4Ui«niovedrtoOeor9a1ro#^^ 
if,  Ml  attc^oaat^where  the  dejwoeot  ririted  Wm  every  day.  and  foand 
'^S2^5^^L  waited  for  his  disclosure*,  not  haTing  any  disi 
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I  .oapoaent  ,**tbat  he  hai  great  coiHRb  hi  bim  ;  ^r  lA 
5|wj^e  thnie,  and  atlts  his  opiaion  of  Mr.  MoaroftE 
:,^.1*y**- »»*^'yUtt«(t  aiwittaittted  with  any  body. but  -*" 
.^  wiRiait  f farinoKM  Mid  respwptabte  nioii.  .    ^^^ 

le^remalaed  Several  days  wUhiottih««ikwaiir  Ikiwr  aiore,  until  onH^ 

I  »r%.  Martial."  fan  estate  of  m^m^mlS^Mf,  Imt  W 
J^^^Xy^"^  ^^r^  *****  <'^5  P^^m^   m.    My  name  wiH  b« 

,||[A  mai|,«lyQte  baeamy  friend,^'^'^P||HfPPVik^ 
^"7  f  M|«  W-y  ott  setiag4i«|M»P*-9  i»ni»aot  «^^^^  Ha  i«fe^ 

ia<t  t9 nis  agent  mrraace  to  ^eatKiel  tf^ bantalo*  Tbz  rciiiifiiiaaiM  iHMl  '. 
Aade.  ''a«ity  left  deponSS^^M^^^ 

**sr4i     *?***** '"^**'**P**«'»^'**P»'**W"*«   Abou™ts  tifljc,   depwient 
iv^liiiftanonynlous  thi^ming  Icttm^,  aadwaa  ^Wllimieads  thatH . 
waaaiirrdlindadby  spies  }hiit  he  toNl  them  that  ha  liHPB  te  fiMtw.,?  ' 
tat  he  wat  *<aaas  peuf  &  sa^s  veproche."    By  one  of  ibesMiar^  I  ir^  aif4«r  « 
uileave  iKie  city  befoire  m  o'closk,  a*  aperscm  t^jastwllradfromtondo^ 
_K  orders  to- avtast^otia,  ■'.■.-,  * 

Henry  told  j^iff  ent^at  a  Mr.  Oilviiryvor  CilUvrty,  from  Qitehe^f 
had  eomc  lo  hlna  ii  New-York,  to  persuade  him  to  go  to  Canada  j  b^t; 
Ta^mymm*"  ^^fm^^  not— thatt  the  Rubicoa  waa  pasaid.**  ^ 

Itorf  kept  the  fipcoidi^j^  at  Bostoiyf 

*|epo^Wjtft  Bolton  in  ^  public  atw^    Mtsay  wa»  also  ajpiji^. 
ft^wi|r.    mifm  Wtxr-Ht^^n  depone%mit«.|^^  carrwce  to  Wrti^ 


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